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ANOINT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Synonyms:

anele; anoint; embrocate; inunct; oil

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "anoint" is one way to...):

bless (give a benediction to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

Derivation:

anointer (one who anoints as a religious ceremony)

anointment (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Choose by or as if by divine intervention

Example:

She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "anoint" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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