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dopen

Pronunciation: /ˈdoːpə(n)/

“dopen” is a Dutch word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to dip, to immerse
  2. to baptize, to christen
  3. to name (give a name to)
  4. to haze (perform an unpleasant initiation ritual)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dôpen, from Old Dutch dōpen, from Proto-West Germanic *daupijan, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną.

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