baptize
verb (used with object)
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism.
are baptizing
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present progressiveof baptize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Floyd said SBC churches are baptizing 38% fewer teenagers than in 2000.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
About the 15th of December, we are baptizing here our two little girls as Protestants.
From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by Aimée G. Leffingwel McKenzie
