anoint
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre ("to anoint").
Pronunciation- IPA: /əˈnɔɪnt/
anoint (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
- 1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC ↗, page 371 ↗, line 315:
- And Fragrant Oils the ſtiffen'd Limbs anoint.
- (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
- Synonyms: 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.
- French: oindre, enduire, étaler, étendre
- German: ölen, schmieren, einreiben
- Italian: ungere
- Portuguese: ungir, untar, olear
- Russian: сма́зывать
- Spanish: ungir
- French: oindre
- German: ölen, salben
- Italian: ungere, oleare, oliare
- Portuguese: ungir
- Russian: ма́зать
- Spanish: ungir
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