tr.v., -tened, -ten·ing, -tens.

1. 1. To baptize into a Christian church.
   2. To give a name to at baptism.
2. 1. To name: christened the kitten “Snowball.”
   2. To name and dedicate ceremonially: christen a ship.
3. To use for the first time: christened the new car by going for a drive.

[Middle English cristnen, from Old English cristnian, from cristen, Christian. See Christian.]

verb

To give a name or title to: baptize, call, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific/general, words.

IN BRIEF: v. - Administer baptism to.

Tutor's tip: To "christen" is to baptize or to name in a ceremony, while a "Christian" is a believer in the teachings of Jesus Christ.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: administer baptism to
  Synonyms: baptize, baptise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - døbe, indvie

Nederlands (Dutch)
dopen, officieel benoemen, voor het eerst gebruiken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Relig, Naut) baptiser, inaugurer, nommer, baptiser (hum)

Deutsch (German)
v. - taufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βαπτίζω, βαφτίζω

Italiano (Italian)
battezzare, chiamare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - batizar, inaugurar

Русский (Russian)
крестить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - bautizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - döpa, kalla, inviga (vard.)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
施洗, 命名, 行施洗礼

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 施洗, 命名, 行施洗禮

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 세례를 주다, 이름을 붙이다, 처음으로 사용하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 洗礼を施す, 命名する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) عمد, سماه عند تعميده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניצר, הטביל, חנך (ספינה), קרא שם‬

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