- 1to give a name to a baby at his or her baptism to welcome him or her into the Christian Church christen somebody + noun The child was christened Mary. christen somebody Did you have your children christened?
- 2christen somebody/something (+ noun) to give a name to someone or something This area has been christened “America's last wilderness.” They christened the boat “Oceania.”
- 3christen something (informal) to use something for the first time Let's have a drink to christen our new wine glasses.
christen
verbNAmE//ˈkrɪsn//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they christen he / she / it christens
past simple christened
-ing form christening
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