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Meanings of christen in English

Portuguese
batizar
Catalan
batejar
Spanish
cristianar

Administer baptism to.

        batizar
        Usage of christen in English
        1
        To christen a child Gabriel today might be very unfair to it.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The city was wild with joy and pride thus to christen her.
        A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arc
        3
        I declare a fifteen-minute recess while the rest of you christen yourselves.
        The Robot Who Looked Like Me
        4
        Tommor' we christen our bab' and evra' bod' want a name heem!
        Terry / A Tale of the Hill People
        5
        S already planned to christen the bike he will buy 'The Crotch Rocket'.
        The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
        6
        I mind the time well, for I was called to christen the babe.
        Kilgorman: A Story of Ireland in 1798
        7
        But it did not occur to him to christen the sea.
        The Crushed Flower, and Other Stories
        8
        He observed her and decided to christen her Sara Fredrika Kristina.
        Depths
        9
        The Order does not wish to christen us for our enlightenment.
        The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
        10
        When it comes I will christen it, and we will talk.
        The Lady of Blossholme
        11
        We ought to have kept that bottle of champagne to christen it with.
        A Rogue by Compulsion: An Affair of the Secret Service
        12
        We even went so far as to christen our as yet unborn mine.
        Branded
        13
        We must christen him again, and I will be his godfather.
        Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
        14
        Gage read, with tremulous voice, the following, which we will christen
        A Love Story
        15
        Then did he christen the lady Margaret's seven little wee sons.
        Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children
        16
        Sailor Bill was given the right to christen our new mate.
        Defenders of Democracy / Contributions from representative men a...
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        Translations for christen
        Portuguese
        batizar
        Catalan
        batejar
        Christen through the time
        Christen across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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