Verb: anoint u'noynt
- Administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
"The priest anointed the sick with holy oil";
- inunct, oil, anele [archaic], embrocate
- Choose by or as if by divine intervention
"She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
Derived forms: anointing, anoints, anointed
Type of: bless, choose, pick out, select, take
Encyclopedia: Anoint