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baptized

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbæpˌtaɪzd// bap·tized

adj. having been baptized. You use this to describe someone who has gone through the religious ceremony of pouring or dipping water on them.

adj. having undergone the Christian rite of baptism; marked by the application of water as a sign of initiation. Typically used predicatively after 'be' or 'get'.


SIMPLE

The baby was baptized last Sunday.

CONTEXTUAL

She was baptized in the river during the summer festival.

COMPLEX

Though baptized as a child, he did not attend church regularly until his twenties.

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The adjective form is common in religious contexts; the verb form 'baptize' is transitive.

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