baptized 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of baptizednext
as in named

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baptized

2 of 2

verb

variants also baptised
past tense of baptize
1
as in nominated
to give a name to baptized the child "Anne"

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2
as in inducted
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies the new sisters will be baptized with special initiation rites at the sorority house

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  1. inducted
  2. nominated
  3. initiated
  4. entitled
  5. inaugurated
  6. titled
Verb
  • After retiring from active competition, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016 for his contributions to the company.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The following year, Dick was inducted into the Georgia Soccer Hall of Fame.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of inducted
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  • It’s nominated for the Best Americana Album category.
    Pam Windsor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Culkin is also nominated for a Golden Globe.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • The recall was initiated for 24-count packages of Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised with a UPC of 9661910680.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The New York Times initiated significant legal action, filing a lawsuit against both OpenAI and Microsoft.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of initiated
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  • That includes taxpayers who filed a 2021 tax return but either left the Recovery Rebate Credit section blank or filled it out incorrectly when they actually were entitled to receive the money.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Recovery Rebate Credit was created for people who did not get all or some of the three stimulus payments that were issued between 2020 and 2021 that they were entitled to.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of entitled
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  • That tally was inaugurated in 1958, by which point Presley was already a star.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Humiliated when Iran releases the hostages minutes after Reagan is inaugurated.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of inaugurated
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  • Almost 50 years later, the book was made into a feature film titled How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the beginning of the 1960s, John Nef (1899-1988), chairman of the Committee on Social Thought and professor of economic history at the University of Chicago, wrote a thoughtful book titled A Search for Civilization.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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