baptize
verb (used with object)
to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism.
were baptizing
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past progressiveof baptize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When asked what he would say if he were baptizing someone as a newly devout Bitcoiner, maybe in the warm waters of South Beach, Melder ad-libbed.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2022
Children were baptizing it by their play, skipping on the stone paths, rolling down the low mound built to provide gentle elevation.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
A.—I did not; but they were baptizing a great many at the Umatilla, principally children; two the same day after I went there, and very frequently afterward.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray
