How to use christen in a sentence. There are five meanings listed in oed's entry for the word christen, two of which are labelled obsolete To give a baby a name at a christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the christian…
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To give a name to at baptism
To make use of for the first time.
He was christened when he was three months old They christened the baby anna The politician was chosen to christen a new ship The newspaper has christened her as the reigning queen of tennis
They christened the new ball park with a win. You say that you christen a person, place, or object a particular name if you choose a name for them and start calling them by that name. To christen a person is to name them, especially in a church baptism ceremony Definition of christen verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
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