christen

Verb

administer baptism to
To perform the religious act of baptism upon; to baptize.
To name.
To Christianize.
To use for the first time.
To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.

Examples

"I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle."
"I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow."
"The new baby was christened at the village church."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Equivalent to Christ + -en. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”) Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”).

Synonyms

baptise, baptize

Scrabble Score: 13

christen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
christen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
christen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

christen is a valid Words With Friends word