Anoint
11anoint — UK [əˈnɔɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms anoint : present tense I/you/we/they anoint he/she/it anoints present participle anointing past tense anointed past participle anointed 1) to put oil on a part of someone s body in a religious… …
12anoint — verb Anoint is used with these nouns as the object: ↑king …
13anoint — a|noint [əˈnɔınt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: , past participle of enoindre, from Latin inunguere, from unguere; UNGUENT] to put oil or water on someone s head or body, usually as part of a religious ceremony ▪ the anointed king …
14anoint — [[t]ənɔ͟ɪnt[/t]] anoints, anointing, anointed 1) VERB To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons. [V n] He anointed my forehead... [V n as n] The Pope has anointed him as Archbishop. [V ed] …
15anoint — verb smear or rub with oil, especially as part of a religious ceremony. ↘ceremonially confer office on (a priest or monarch) by anointing. ↘[often as adjective anointed] nominate as successor. Phrases Anointing of the Sick (in the Roman Catholic… …
16anoint — a•noint [[t]əˈnɔɪnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to apply an ointment or oily liquid to by rubbing or sprinkling 2) to smear with any liquid 3) to consecrate or make sacred in a ceremony that includes the token applying of oil 4) to choose formally: anointed a… …
17anoint — v.tr. 1 apply oil or ointment to, esp. as a religious ceremony (e.g. at baptism, or the consecration of a priest or king, or in ministering to the sick). 2 (usu. foll. by with) smear, rub. Derivatives: anointer n. Etymology: ME f. AF anoint… …
18anoint — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enoint, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inunguere, from in + unguere to smear more at ointment Date: 14th century 1. to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance 2. a. to apply …
19anoint — anointer, n. anointment, n. /euh noynt /, v.t. 1. to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to. 2. to smear with any liquid. 3. to consecrate or make sacred in a ceremony that includes the token applying of oil: He… …
20anoint — verb /ʌˈnɔɪnt/ a) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. b) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration. See Also: inunction, ointment, unguent, The… …
