anoint
anoint
verb \ə-ˈnȯint\Definition of ANOINT
transitive verb
1
: to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
2
a : to apply oil to as a sacred rite especially for consecration b : to choose by or as if by divine election; also : to designate as if by a ritual anointment <critics anointed the author as the bright new talent>
— anoint·er noun
— anoint·ment \-mənt\ noun
See Examples of ANOINT
- The magazine anointed her the most popular actress of the year.
- <anoint the wound with antiseptic to prevent infection>
Origin of ANOINT
Middle English, from Anglo-French enoint, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inunguere, from in- + unguere to smear — more at ointment
First Known Use: 14th century
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Rhymes with ANOINT
adjoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, clip joint, conjoint, dew point, disjoint, drypoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, match point, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, standpoint, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
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