anoint

== English == === Alternative forms === annoint (nonstandard) === Etymology === From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈnɔɪnt/ Rhymes: -ɔɪnt === Verb === anoint (third-person singular simple present anoints, present participle anointing, simple past and past participle anointed) (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. Synonyms: salve, pomade, pomate, pomatum (obsolete or historical) (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration. Synonym: salve (transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor. (transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “anoint”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “anoint”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “anoint”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === nation, 'nation, Nation, Tonian