# baptize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbæptaɪz/ · frequency rank #42,541

## Definitions
1. To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
2. To Christianize.
3. To dedicate or christen.
4. Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
5. To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
6. To extinguish the life of.

## Etymology
From Middle English baptisen, baptizen, from Old French baptiser, batisier, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptizāre, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse, plunge, baptize”).

## Easily confused with
- **baptized** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptize-vs-baptized)
- **Baptist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptist-vs-baptize)
- **baptism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptism-vs-baptize)
- **Baptiste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptiste-vs-baptize)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abptize`, `bapitze`, `bapptize`, `baptiez`, `baptizze`, `bapttize`, `baptzie`, `batpize`, `bbaptize`, `bpatize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baptize