1. past tense and past participle of baptise; to administer the Christian sacrament of baptism to someone
Usage: British spelling (American: baptized); religious context
2. to give a name or title to someone or something; to name formally
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The baby was baptised in the church last Sunday.
• She was baptised as an infant in the Catholic tradition.
• The ship was baptised with champagne before its maiden voyage.
• They baptised their son with the name Michael.
• He was baptised into the faith at age twenty.
• The new organization was baptised with great ceremony.