anabaptize en · VERB
Etymology
From New Latin anabaptizāre, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “again”) + βᾰπτῐ́ζω (băptĭ́zō, “to baptize”). See baptize and Anabaptist.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To baptize or christen again, or to a different denomination; to rename or rechristen
To say truth, though some call their profound Ignorances, New Lights, they were better Anabaptised into the Appellation of Extinguishers; carryed about with every winde.
1654, Richard Whitlock, Zootomia; Or, Observations on the Present Manners of the English:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anabaptizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| anabaptized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| anabaptized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| anabaptizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |