Definition of "baptize"

baptize

/ˈbæptaɪz/

verb
third-person singular simple present baptizes, present participle baptizing, simple past and past participle baptized
1. (Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
2. To dedicate or christen.
3. (archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
  Quotations
  There's a good tavern nearby where they don't baptize liquor!
  1965, The Road to Santiago: Pilgrims of St. James, page 194
  In 1833 Charles Kingsley wrote of the Royal Victora Hall in the Waterloo Road as 'a licensed pit of darkness'. The darkness remained unrelieved until, in 1880, Miss Emma Cons took over the lease and baptized the drinks that were served at the bar and the songs that were sung on the stage.
  1973, Robert Speaight, Shakespeare on the Stage
  The general practice in the West Indies was to baptize, add color, and otherwise adulterate rum to make it appear better.
  2007, Walter Scott Dunn, Choosing Sides on the Frontier in the American Revolution, page 91
4. (slang) To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
5. (slang) To extinguish the life of.
  Quotations
  Nigga actin tough on the net, Imma baptize him, .223 shells and he’s shot like I am Mad RyanPut him in a coffin, hold him one year, he is no longerFucking on an opp nigger, bitch he sayin “go longer!”
  2022 April 26, “Bad for Business”, OTM ft. Young Bull (lyrics), 1:21
  I'm on frontstreet over them sidesCatch an opp lackin', leave him baptisedBro up the Glock, don't freezeBig rambo, inject with ease (Wet that)
  2023 September 28, “Block Boy”, #Sinsquad Stewie (lyrics)‎, 1:58

Definition of "baptize"

baptize

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