kubatiza
koo-bah-TEE-zah
How to say it
Swahilikubatizakoo-bah-TEE-zahsoon
Englishto baptize, to christensoon
Frenchbaptiser
Meaning
To perform the Christian rite of baptism with water, by which a person joins the church and often receives a Christian name; loosely, to give someone or something a name.
Good to know
Takes the person as its object: kumbatiza mtoto, to baptize a child. The passive kubatizwa is to be baptized; ubatizo is baptism and the baptizer is mbatizaji.
Examples
- Padri atambatiza mtoto wao Jumapili.The priest will baptize their child on Sunday.
- Mchungaji aliwabatiza waumini kumi mtoni.The pastor baptized ten believers in the river.
- Mashabiki walimbatiza jina la Mzee wa Mabao.The fans nicknamed him the Goal Master.
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