anoint
[ uh-noint ]
/ əˈnɔɪnt /
verb (used with object)
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
to smear with any liquid.
to consecrate or make sacred in a ceremony that includes the token applying of oil: He anointed the new high priest.
to dedicate to the service of God.
Origin of anoint
1300–50; Middle English
anoynten, derivative of
anoynt, enoynt (past participle) < Old French
enoint < Latin
inūnctus anointed (past participle of
inungere), equivalent to
in-
in-2 +
ung- smear with oil +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM anoint
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anoka,
anole,
anolyte,
anomalad
Example sentences from the Web for anointed
British Dictionary definitions for anointed
anoint
/ (əˈnɔɪnt) /
verb (tr)
to smear or rub over with oil or an oily liquid
to apply oil to as a sign of consecration or sanctification in a sacred rite
Derived forms of anoint
anointer, noun anointment, nounWord Origin for anoint
C14: from Old French
enoint, from
enoindre, from Latin
inunguere, from
in- ² +
unguere to smear with oil