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baptiser

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English

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Etymology

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    From baptise + -er.

    Noun

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    baptiser (plural baptisers)

    1. Alternative form of baptizer.

    French

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle French baptiser, from Old French baptisier, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptīzāre, from Ancient Greek βαπτῑ́ζω (baptī́zō, to immerse, to baptize). Replaced the inherited Old French baptoier, batoyer.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    baptiser

    1. to baptise
    2. to christen

    Conjugation

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    Descendants

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    • Franco-Provençal: baptisiér

    Further reading

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    Latin

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    Verb

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    baptīser

    1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of baptīsō

    Middle French

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Old French baptiser.

    Verb

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    baptiser

    1. to baptize

    Conjugation

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    • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

    Descendants

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