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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2
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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  • West, an Alaska cardiac nurse, calls him Gabriel and is asking a Texas judge to give her sole conservatorship, which would put medical decision-making in her hands.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 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
Verb
  • Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a surprising comeback after the former Navy SEAL was fired last May for defending the agency’s existence amid calls to dismantle it.
    — Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 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 International Hydrographic Organization — of which both the United States and Canada are members — works to ensure that the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to Ceja, the suit names two minors as plaintiffs.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of names
Verb
  • The program unites businesses such as Stellantis that want to prevent crime on or near their properties; the business installs surveillance cameras, which are then monitored by DPD officers who use the footage to investigate potential crimes.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hunker also installs a complete electrical system via TrekMount modular mounting hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 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
  • That’s when Issa initiates a threesome, something that none of them is fully into.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After a company initiates a recall, the FDA evaluates the situation and assigns a recall classification based on the level of health hazard posed by the product.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of initiates

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“Baptizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptizes. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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