transitive verb to baptize, sometimes simultaneously giving a formal name to.The baby will be christened next week at St. Paul’s church.They christened their daughter Mary Katherine after her grandmother. See the full…

transitive verb to dim or confuse the vision of, by blinding light.Outside the cave, the sunlight dazzled us. intransitive verb to shine or glitter brilliantly.The rubies dazzled in the light of the…

gone by; former; past.a bygone era See the full entry

adverb unhurried; slow.We walked at a leisurely pace. See the full entry

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