baptizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of baptize
1
as in calls
to give a name to baptized the child "Anne"

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as in inducts
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house

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Recent Examples of baptizes The same priest from earlier baptizes her, and the video ends with Perry sitting upright in the baptismal bath, silently staring ahead. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptizes
  1. calls
  2. inducts
  3. nominates
  4. inaugurates
  5. names
  6. installs
  7. dubs
  8. initiates
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  • In the first instance, Flora calls Carla to tell her the honey-trap plan is done.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Drizzled over the top is what Greenspan calls Jewish Chili Crunch, or JCC.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of calls
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  • The Hall of Fame inducts one of the largest classes in its history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike each year.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of inducts
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  • If the vacancy remains, district judges may appoint a prosecutor to serve until the president nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Each team nominates one player annually, and the winner is honored during the World Series.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of nominates
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  • Our history, it’s implied, inaugurates the best version of our future.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Northlight Theatre inaugurates its swank Evanston digs with The Front Page, set in a Chicago newsroom and starring real-life spouses Kate Fry and Timothy Edward Kane.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaugurates
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  • The complaint also names Cornell, fraternity entities, Doe’s sorority and a local bar, among others, alleging failures to protect her.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The civil action names High Meadow Management Company and 311 LLC — the latter of which owns the property — as defendants.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of names
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  • In an act of something like willful, somewhat disturbing friendliness, or a desire not to have to deal with Leo the next time he’s locked out, Clive makes a copy of Leo’s key and installs a lock box by his door.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Driver updater identifies outdated drivers and installs any necessary updates.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of installs
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  • There’s a hard deck on how low my esteem for a guy who dubs Reacher HoboCop can go.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Southern regional language dubs in Telugu and Tamil added further momentum across key circuits.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubs
Verb
  • JPMorgan initiates Sable Offshore as overweight JPMorgan says the E & P company has plenty of upside.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Merchant Risk Council’s 2026 fraud report found that 63% of merchants are exploring or implementing agentic AI payments, payments an AI agent initiates on a customer’s behalf, even as 62% report rising first-party misuse.
    — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of initiates

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“Baptizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptizes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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