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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•noint /əˈnɔɪnt/USA pronunciation v. - [~ + object (+ with + object)] to rub oil or ointment on the body so as to make sacred or holy in a ceremony.
- [~ + object] to choose formally: The president anointed his vice-president as his successor.
a•noint•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•noint (ə noint′),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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.
- Latin inūnctus anointed (past participle of inungere), equivalent. to in- in-2 + ung- smear with oil + -tus past participle suffix
- Old French enoint
- Middle English anoynten, derivative of anoynt, enoynt (past participle) 1300–50
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