Polyglot Dictionary

bautizar

/bautiˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
bautizo
preterite (yo)
bauticé
past participle
bautizado

Meaning

  1. to baptise

    • Bautizaron al bebé en la iglesia.

      They baptised the baby in church.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

batizar

batizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to baptise."

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