anoint
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
Đồng nghĩa: salve, pomade, pomate, pomatum
- 2.
(transitive)To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
Đồng nghĩa: salve
- 3.
(figuratively, transitive)To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
- 4.
(historical, transitive)To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
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Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (to anoint). inunct.