anabaptize

transitive verb

ana·​bap·​tize

ˌa-nə-¦bap-¦tīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to baptize over again : rechristen

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek anabaptizein to rebaptize, from ana- + baptizein to baptize

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined above

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