christen

1. (transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.Examples: "The new baby was christened at the village church."transitive

2. (transitive, by extension) To name.Examples: "I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle."; "1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth Christen the thing what you will."; "The order to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk – christened four years ago – is unusual but is in line with the White House mandate to reverse a number of military initiatives by Democratic presidents."broadlytransitive

3. (obsolete) To Christianize.Examples: "I must tell you that christianity hath new christened it"obsolete

4. (colloquial) To use for the first time.Examples: "I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow."; "Foo Fighters, the Pretenders, and Alex G christened Portland’s newest music venue Friday night, and it was a show for the ages."colloquial

5. (informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.Examples: "Thus was De Witt's colony, like Austin's, at the mouth of the Colorado, christened in blood, and thus for the moment ended the first effort to found a settlement within its limits."; "I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door."; "Being christened by a urinating bare-bottomed newborn is almost a rite of passage of parenthood."informal