christen
verb (used with object)
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
has christened
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present perfectof christen (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Leftover pizza gets cut up, crisped on the stove and mixed into scrambled eggs—a remnant from Duggal’s college days that she has christened “pizza eggs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Full of shuffling drum beats and impassioned vocals, the album nestles perfectly beside the likes of Teddy Swims and Hozier, with a sound that Sam has christened Frontier Soul.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Now U2 has christened the place with a production that enshrines the idea of excess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
The prototypes that Foxconn presented on Monday, which the company has christened Models C, E and T, are templates that clients can refer to when designing their vehicles.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
One of our Populists has christened these 'kickers' 'the reconcentrados;' which is not bad, as there is said to be a kickers' caucus in process of organization.
From Senator North by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
