baptized
Who acts: they, priest · What happens: baptize, be, dip, become, give, baptise · To what, where: someone, them, water, member, name, Baptised British spelling
«baptized» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: baptized in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To baptize someone is to sprinkle or dip them in water as a sign that they become a member of the Christian church, often given a name at the same time. (Baptised is the British spelling.).
Sentence 1: To baptize someone is to sprinkle or dip them in water as a sign that they become a member of the Christian church, often given a name at the same time.
The tree, 31 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 baptize | mark |
| 2 | baptize | baptize | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 sprinkle | advcl |
| 3 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 baptize | obj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sprinkle | cop |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 sprinkle | mark |
| 6 | sprinkle | sprinkle | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 dip | cc |
| 8 | dip | dip | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 6 sprinkle | conj |
| 9 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 dip | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 water | case |
| 11 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 dip | obl |
| 12 | as | as | ADP | _ | 14 sign | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 sign | det |
| 14 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 dip | obl |
| 15 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 17 become | mark |
| 16 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 become | nsubj |
| 17 | become | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 dip | advcl |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 member | det |
| 19 | member | member | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 become | xcomp |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 church | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 church | det |
| 22 | Christian | Christian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 church | amod |
| 23 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 member | nmod |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 given | punct |
| 25 | often | often | ADV | _ | 26 given | advmod |
| 26 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 sprinkle | conj |
| 27 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 28 name | det |
| 28 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 given | obj |
| 29 | at | at | ADP | _ | 32 time | case |
| 30 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 time | det |
| 31 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 32 time | amod |
| 32 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 given | obl |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 sprinkle | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | baptize | to-infinitive | someone | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent someone=Result | |||||
| 2 | is | present | sprinkle property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | dip | infinitive | them = they | water | as a sign | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent they=Theme in water=Trajectory | |||
| 4 | become | present | they | a member of the Christian church | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 5 | give | participle | a name | time | often property | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
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.
Sentence 2: (Baptised is the British spelling.).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 spelling | punct |
| 2 | Baptised | baptise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 spelling | amod |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 spelling | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 spelling | det |
| 5 | British | British | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 spelling | amod |
| 6 | spelling | spelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 spelling | punct |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 spelling | punct |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 spelling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | baptise | participle | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | the Baptised British spelling | tree rules |
Example 1
The baby was baptized in the church last Sunday.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 baby | det |
| 2 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 baptized | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 baptized | aux:pass |
| 4 | baptized | baptize | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 church | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 church | det |
| 7 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 baptized | obl |
| 8 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 Sunday | amod |
| 9 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 church | appos |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 baptized | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | baptize | past · passive | the baby | the church | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Example 2
The priest baptized the girl with water from the font.
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 | 3 baptized | nsubj |
| 3 | baptized | baptize | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 girl | det |
| 5 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 baptized | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 water | case |
| 7 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 girl | nmod |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 font | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 font | det |
| 10 | font | font | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 baptized | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 baptized | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | baptize | past | the priest | the girl | the font | with water | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent girl=Result |
Example 3
The new Christians were baptized in the river.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Christians | det |
| 2 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Christians | amod |
| 3 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 5 baptized | nsubj |
| 4 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 baptized | aux:pass |
| 5 | baptized | baptize | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 river | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 river | det |
| 8 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 baptized | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 baptized | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | baptize | past · passive | the new Christians | the river | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Result |
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