baptize
verb (used with object)
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism.
has been baptizing
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present perfect progressiveof baptize (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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For 25 years, white-haired Pastor Perkins has been baptizing, marrying and burying Council Bluffs' Congregationalists.
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