baptise

Questions about baptise

What does baptise mean?

baptise means "administer baptism to".

How many syllables are in baptise?

baptise has 2 syllables: bap-tise. The stress falls on "tise".

What is another word for baptise?

Close synonyms include baptize, christen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baptise a common word?

baptise is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.