christened

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christened - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Christen \Chris"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Christened; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Christening.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian,
     fr. cristen a Christian.]
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     1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.
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     2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what
        you will." --Bp. Burnet.
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     3. To Christianize. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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     4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]
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