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# baptized

verb (baptize, baptizes, baptized, baptizing)

«baptized» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To baptize someone is to sprinkle or dip them in water as a sign that they become a member of the Christian church, often given a name at the same time. (Baptised is the British spelling.) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptized/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a child is baptized in the church, and the people remember the day with a feast or a gift

### Examples

- The baby was baptized in the church last Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptized/#x1)
- The priest baptized the girl with water from the font. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptized/#x2)
- The new Christians were baptized in the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptized/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «baptized» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptized/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«baptized» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/baptized.html) on Mova free.