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Christen
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.
2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what you will." Bp. Burnet.
3. To Christianize. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]