| 单词 | anoint |
| 释义 | anoint (once / 1149 pages) v To anoint means to choose by divine intervention. Or at least it seems like the big guy upstairs had something to do with it. Saints and religious leaders are said to be anointed, but so is that new unstoppable quarterback who saved the team midseason. Anoint comes to us from the ancient Latin word unguere, which means "to smear." Which explains the other sense of this word, which is to apply with oil or another smearable substance, such as during a religious ceremony. WORD FAMILYanoint: anointed, anointer, anointing, anointment, anoints+/anointer: anointers/anointing: anointings/anointment: anointments USAGE EXAMPLESSo it’s no stretch to anoint Howard as the team’s most valuable player. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) The namesake cocktail of the bar Foreign National was anointed among the 28 best in America by Elle Décor magazine. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Some believe that the myrrh the three wise men carried was the oil used by Jewish high priests to anoint the kings of Israel. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1v administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing Syn|Hyper anele, embrocate, inunct, oil bless give a benediction to 2v choose by or as if by divine intervention She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group Hyper choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
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