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baptisen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizare, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, to immerse, plunge, baptize).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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baptisen

  1. To baptise, christen (perform a baptism).
  2. (reflexive) To receive a baptism.
  3. (rare) To purify or consecrate.
  4. (rare) To give a name, christen.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of baptisen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) baptisen, baptise
present tense past tense
1st-person singular baptise baptised
2nd-person singular baptisest baptisedest
3rd-person singular baptiseth baptised
subjunctive singular baptise
imperative singular
plural1 baptisen, baptise baptiseden, baptisede
imperative plural baptiseth, baptise
participles baptisynge, baptisende baptised, ybaptised

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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Descendants

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  • English: baptize, baptise
  • Scots: bapteese

References

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