christen
US: /ˈkɹɪsən/
UK: /kɹˈɪstən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
christen /'krisn/- ngoại động từ
- rửa tội; làm lễ rửa tội
- đặt tên thánh (trong lễ rửa tội)
- the child was christened Mary: đứa bé được đặt tên thánh là Ma-ri
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb (informal)1 to give a name to a baby at his or her baptism to welcome him or her into the Christian Church: [VN-N] The child was christened Mary. + [VN] Did you have your children christened?
2 to give a name to sb/sth: [VN-N] This area has been christened 'Britain's last wilderness'. + They christened the boat 'Oceania'. [also VN]
3 [VN] (informal) to use sth for the first time: Let's have a drink to christen our new wine glasses.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 baptize, anoint:
They are going to christen the baby next week.
2 name, call, dub:
The child was christened Madelaine. The highest peak in Wales is christened Snowdon.
Concise dictionary
christens|christened|christening'krɪsnverb
+administer baptism to
