Baptise vs. Baptize: What’s the Difference?

• Baptise (verb)

  To sprinkle or pour water over, or to immerse in water, as a spiritual cleansing process in the rite of Christian baptism.

• Baptise (verb)

  To dedicate or christen.

• Baptize (verb)

  To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.

• Baptize (verb)

  To dedicate or christen.

• Baptize (verb)

  Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.

• Baptize (verb)

  To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.

• Baptize (verb)

  administer baptism to (someone); christen

  “he was baptized Joshua”

• Baptize (verb)

  admit (someone) into a specified Church by baptism

  “Mark had been baptized a Catholic”

• Baptize (verb)

  give a name or nickname to

  “the media have baptized the murderer ‘The Babysitter’”

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