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1. (v.t.) anoint
to apply an ointment or oily liquid to by rubbing or sprinkling.
2. anoint
to smear with any liquid.
3. anoint
to consecrate or make sacred in a ceremony that includes the token applying of oil.
4. anoint
to choose formally:
anointed a successor.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME, der. of anoynt, enoynt (ptp.) < OF enoint < L inūnctus anointed, ptp. of inunguere=in-in -2+unguere to smear, anoint)
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1. (verb) anoint
choose by or as if by divine intervention
"She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
2. (verb) anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate
administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. anoint
anointed
2. (verb) anoint
to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil
3. (verb) anoint
to apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration
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Sense: to smear or cover with ointment or oil especially in a religious ceremony
anointed by a priest.
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 Afrikaans: olie, salf |
 Arabic: يَدْهَن بِمِرْهَم |
 Bulgarian: намазвам |
 Brazilian: ungir |
 Czech: pomazat, namazat |
 German: salben |
 Danish: salve; smøre |
 Greek: χρίω |
 Spanish: ungir |
 Estonian: võidma |
 Farsi: چرب کردن؛ مسح کردن |
 Finnish: voidella |
 French: oindre |
 Hebrew: לִמשוֹח בְּשֶׁמֶן |
 Hindi: अभिषेक देना |
 Croatian: pomazati |
 Hungarian: felken |
 Indonesian: mengurapi |
 Icelandic: smyrja |
 Italian: ungere |
 Japanese: 油を注ぎきよめる |
 Korean: 기름을 부어 신성하게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: patepti |
 Latvian: ieeļļot; iesvaidīt |
 Malay: melumur |
 Dutch: zalven |
 Norwegian: salve, smøre inn |
 Polish: namaszczać |
 Persian: چرب کردن؛ مسح کردن |
 Pashto: غوړول، مسح کول |
 Portuguese: ungir |
 Romanian: a mirui; a unge |
 Russian: помазывать |
 Slovak: pomazať |
 Slovenian: maziliti |
 Serbian: miropomazati |
 Swedish: smörja |
 Thai: ทาด้วยน้ำมัน |
 Turkish: yağlamak, yağ sürmek |
 Taiwanese: 塗油 |
 Ukrainian: помазати |
 Urdu: تیل ، یا مرہم چپڑنا |
 Vietnamese: xức dầu |
 Chinese: 涂油 |
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