"christen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkrɪsən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-christen.wav [UK] Forms: christen [canonical], christens [third-person, singular], christened [past], christened [past, participle], christening [present, participle]
Etymology: Christ + -en Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|Christ|en}} Christ + -en Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you christen someone, you perform the religious act of baptism upon them. Synonyms: baptize, baptise
    Sense id: simple-christen-en-verb-wgNyJ8A4
  2. If you christen something, you give it a name.
    Sense id: simple-christen-en-verb-Cni~r~0O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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