baptize
verb (used with object)
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism.
have been baptizing
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present perfect progressiveof baptize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Within two days the Private Secretary of the Governor arrived with an interpreter, and began to inquire of me, "Is it true that you have been baptizing here?"
From The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals by James Paton
But can John have been baptizing in Samaria?
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rush Rhees
