(transitive, by extension) To name.
Used in a Sentence
christen
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for christen.
Editorial note
For all of the universally applicable laws in science, it feels like naming overreach to christen this particular result 'universality'.
Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive, by extension) To name.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of christen gathered in one view.
(colloquial) To use for the first time.
(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for christen.
verb
(transitive, by extension) To name.
verb
(colloquial) To use for the first time.
verb
(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
verb
(informal) To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.
Example sentences
For all of the universally applicable laws in science, it feels like naming overreach to christen this particular result 'universality'.
Verily, mine ears do smart, for folk now christen every trifle with some newborn word unkenn’d of honest ages past.
The Nouveau Riche masses will flock to the neolib Meccas to christen their legitimacy.
Maybe when he buys his boat, he can christen it the Horrible Kludge!
We should christen it as a new class of ships: the dreadyep.
Judge Christen stated that the purpose Oregon advances is its significant interest in protecting participants from having their oral conversations recorded without their knowledge.
I usually christen a new account by speed running a ban there first, little tradition...
As opposed to Apple being big enough that they can bully developers into both building for their platform and distributing through the channels they christen?
The last movie I saw was Disney's Frozen which is based on a Hans Christen Andersen story currently in the public domain.
The number that is the concatenation of the digits of all prime numbers in sequence, for instance: 0.23571113171923… I christen this Dave’s Number.
Can't you just put a thin legal wrapper around your AI and call it invention-station Inc or something and thus christen it with all the rights of corporations?
No one wants to be sinking while remembering that they forgot to christen the boat, they just killed a seabird, and they stepped onto the boat with their left foot.
Quote examples
It would also follow Clayton Christen's theory of "integration/disintegration" from his Innovator's Solution book.
I now officially christen this the "old guy thread of the day".
Let alone a good document, something that can be formally verified, thouroughly test-cased, can christen the software "complete" when all its boxes are ticked, etc.?
I hereby christen this extension, "Weenie Ware." Why?
Proper noun examples
Christen's son emigrated to America several generations ago so that's when the name stuck for me.
There's a German term for that 'Uboot Christen' - submarine Christians.
It's not surprising at all, should the Jews in the west just go about their lives with classic Christen, revived Marxism and newly imported Islamic antisemitism?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use christen in a sentence?
For all of the universally applicable laws in science, it feels like naming overreach to christen this particular result 'universality'.
What does christen mean?
(transitive, by extension) To name.
What part of speech is christen?
christen is commonly used as verb.