baptise

Who acts: sign, priest, John, pastor, They, I · What happens: baptise, be, pour, put, join, mean · To what, where: someone, them, water, Christ, name, baptism · Speech: someone speaks here

«baptise» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: baptise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

To baptise someone is to give them the Christian ceremony of baptism, pouring water on them or putting them in water as a sign of joining Christ and the Church.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 baptise	mark
2	baptise	baptise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 give	csubj
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 baptise	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 give	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 give	iobj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ceremony	det
9	Christian	Christian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ceremony	amod
10	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 baptism	case
12	baptism	baptism	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ceremony	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 pouring	punct
14	pouring	pour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 give	advcl
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 pouring	obj
16	on	on	ADP	_	17 them	case
17	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 pouring	obl
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 putting	cc
19	putting	put	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 pouring	conj
20	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 putting	obj
21	in	in	ADP	_	22 water	case
22	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 putting	obl
23	as	as	ADP	_	25 sign	case
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 sign	det
25	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 putting	obl
26	of	of	SCONJ	_	27 joining	mark
27	joining	join	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	25 sign	acl
28	Christ	Christ	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 joining	obj
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 Church	cc
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 Church	det
31	Church	Church	PROPN	Number=Sing	28 Christ	conj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	baptise	to-infinitive		someone				tree rules
2	is	present			them = they		give property	tree rules
3	pour	gerund		water			on them = they	vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
4	put	gerund		them = they		water	as a sign	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in water=Destination
5	join	gerund	a sign not said here	Christ and the Church				vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent christ=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To baptise can also mean to give a name at baptism (christen).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 baptise	mark
2	baptise	baptise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	csubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 give	mark
7	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	xcomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 name	det
9	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obj
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 baptism	case
11	baptism	baptism	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 give	obl
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 christen	punct
13	christen	christen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 give	conj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 christen	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	baptise	to-infinitive			tree rules
2	mean	can			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	give not said to happen	to-infinitive	a name	baptism	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent name=Theme at baptism=Asset
4	christen	infinitive			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The priest will baptise my baby sister on Sunday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 priest	det
2	priest	priest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 baptise	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 baptise	aux
4	baptise	baptise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 sister	nmod:poss
6	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sister	compound
7	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 baptise	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 Sunday	case
9	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 sister	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 baptise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	baptise	future	the priest	my baby sister				on Sunday	tree rules

Example 2

John baptised Jesus in the river Jordan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	John	John	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 baptised	nsubj
2	baptised	baptise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 baptised	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 Jordan	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Jordan	det
6	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Jordan	compound
7	Jordan	Jordan	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 baptised	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baptised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	baptise	past	John	Jesus		the river Jordan			tree rules

Example 3

The pastor baptises new believers in the lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pastor	det
2	pastor	pastor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 baptises	nsubj
3	baptises	baptise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 believers	amod
5	believers	believer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 baptises	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 lake	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lake	det
8	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 baptises	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 baptises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	baptise	present	the pastor	new believers		the lake			tree rules

Example 4

They baptised her Grace, after her grandmother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 baptised	nsubj
2	baptised	baptise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 Grace	nmod:poss
4	Grace	Grace	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 baptised	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 grandmother	punct
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 grandmother	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 grandmother	nmod:poss
8	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 baptised	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baptised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	baptise	past	They	her Grace			after Grace's grandmother		tree rules

Example 5

"I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 baptise	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 baptise	nsubj
3	baptise	baptise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 baptise	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 name	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 name	det
7	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 baptise	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 Father	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Father	det
10	Father	Father	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 name	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Son	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 Son	cc
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 Son	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Son	det
15	Son	Son	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Father	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 Spirit	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 Spirit	cc
18	of	of	ADP	_	21 Spirit	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 Spirit	det
20	Holy	Holy	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 Spirit	flat
21	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 baptise	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 baptise	punct
23	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 baptise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	baptise in a quote	present	I	you		the name of the Father and the Son		of the Holy Spirit	tree rules
2	name in a quote			the Father and the Son					nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

Some churches do not baptise babies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 churches	det
2	churches	church	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 baptise	nsubj
3	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 baptise	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 baptise	advmod
5	baptise	baptise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	babies	baby	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 baptise	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 baptise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not baptise	present · do-support	some churches	babies					tree rules

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