Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - anoint
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(anoints, anointing, anointed) 1. To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons. He anointed my forehead... The Pope has anointed him as Archbishop. ...the anointed king. VERB: V n, V n as n, V-ed 2. If a person in a position of authority anoints someone, they choose them to do a particular important job. (JOURNALISM) The populist party anointed him as its candidate... Mr. Olsen has always avoided anointing any successor... VERB: V n as n, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enoint, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inunguere, from in- + unguere to smear — more at ointment Date: 14th century 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 ~ment critics ~ed the author as the bright new talent • ~er noun • ~ment noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 apply oil or ointment to, esp. as a religious ceremony (e.g. at baptism, or the consecration of a priest or king, or in ministering to the sick). 2 (usu. foll. by with) smear, rub. Derivatives anointer n. Etymology: ME f. AF anoint (adj.) f. OF enoint past part. of enoindre f. L inungere (as IN-(2), ungere unct- smear with oil) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. смазывать 2. церк. помазывать 3. миропомазывать they anointed him king —- он был миропомазан на королевский престол 4. отдубасить, отколотить ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1303, from O.Fr. enoint "smeared on," pp. of enoindre "smear on," from L. inunguere, from in- "on" + unguere "to smear." Use in the Coverdale Bible for "Christ" (see chrism) has spiritualized the sense of it. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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