The meaning of christen is baptize To use for the first time. How to use christen in a sentence.
To give a name to at baptism See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. To make use of for the first time.
You say that you christen a person, place, or object a particular name if you choose a name for them and start calling them by that name. To receive into the christian church by baptism See examples of christen used in a sentence. Definition of christen verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. (transitive) to perform the religious rite of baptism upon The new baby was christened at the village church I christen this ship the bonny barnacle
There are 12 meanings listed in oed's entry for the verb christen, three of which are labelled obsolete