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/ˈkɹɪsən/ · verb
(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize..
The new baby was christened at the village church.
Lewis the 9th of France, being asked by vvhat ſtile he vvould be called, ſaid, Levvis of Poyſſy. […] [S]aid he, I deſire to be called Levvis of Poyſſy, becauſe there I got the moſt glorious victory that ever I had; For there I overcame the Divell: meaning that he vvas chriſtned there.
I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.
The order to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk – christened four years ago – is unusual but is in line with the White House mandate to reverse a number of military initiatives by Democratic presidents.
I must tell you that christianity hath new christened it
I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow.
Foo Fighters, the Pretenders, and Alex G christened Portland’s newest music venue Friday night, and it was a show for the ages.
Thus was De Witt's colony, like Austin's, at the mouth of the Colorado, christened in blood, and thus for the moment ended the first effort to found a settlement within its limits.
Use christen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Christen means (transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize..
Common synonyms include baptize, baptise.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The new baby was christened at the village church.
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