christen
[verb]
Synonyms:
- baptize
- name, call, designate, dub, style, term, title

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chris‧ten /ˈkrɪsən/ verb [transitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cristnian, from cristen 'Christian', from Latin christianus; ⇒ Christian²]

1. to officially give a child its name at a Christian religious ceremony ⇒ baptize:
She was christened Sarah.

2. to give something or someone a name:
His fans christened him the king of rock.
The new plane has been christened the Hawk.

3. informal to use something for the first time:
We haven’t christened the new garden chairs yet.

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