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be known as vs christen

christen vs be known as

be known as and christen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be known as No No Yes No
christen No No Yes No
As verbs, christen is a hyponym of be known as; that is, christen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be known as:
  • be known as: assign a specified (usually proper) name to
  • christen: administer baptism to
Other hyponyms of be known as include baptise, baptize, refer, style, title, dub, nickname, rename, entitle, title, term, tag.
be known as (verb) christen (verb)
look on as or consider administer baptism to
assign a specified (usually proper) name to
Difference between be known as and christen

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