окрести́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• baptize verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
• christen verb To baptise someone, especially a baby, and give them a name in a Christian ceremony.
• dub verb To give something a name or nickname.
• nickname noun An informal, often affectionate or descriptive name used instead of someone's real name.

Senses

окрести́ть is used for these senses in English:

• christen (transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.
• christen (transitive, by extension) To name.
• dub (transitive, now, informal) To name, to entitle, to call. [from the later 16th c.]
• nickname (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

baptize — full definition

1. verb To perform the Christian rite of baptism on someone, using water to admit them into the church.
2. verb Figuratively, to formally name, initiate, or introduce someone or something for the first time.

christen — full definition

1. verb To baptise someone, especially a baby, and give them a name in a Christian ceremony.
2. verb To name something or use it for the first time.

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