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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Sitting next to miniature mock-ups of the exhibitions, Opie noted that her longtime gallerist, Shaun Caley Regen, has christened this the “Catherine Opie World Tour 2026,” complete with T-shirts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
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
It will then be up to Dr. Friedrichs to set up the new office, the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, although the administration has christened it with a shorter Washington acronym: O.P.P.R.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
The 20-year-old, who keeps her real identity secret, has christened her sound "new nostalgic" - and she's not the only nominee laying claim to a new genre.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2021
One of our fields—a wizened-looking eleven- acre strip bordering the Fyfield road—he has christened Mrs. Gummidge: it seems to feel everything more than any other field.
From They and I by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
