anoint

Significat (Anglès)

1. (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
2. (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
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.

Conceptes

ungir

untar

escampar

ajaure

estirar

estendre

ampliar

Sinònims

smear

apply

grease

besmear

oil

spread

paint

rub

rub on

consecrate

daub

spread out

anele

bathe

inunct

stretch out

suffuse

enlarge

unfold

unfurl

unroll

reach

expand

extend

embrocate

dilute

dedicate

increase

layout

augment

adulterate

aggrandize

cover

magnify

spread-eagle

coat

🧥

step up

stretch

scrub

anoint with

bedaub

brush

burnish

butter

🧈

butter up

caress

confirm

cream

fondle

lay out

Traduccions

ungere

oindre

ungir

untar

ungir

untar

doorsmeren

smeren

schmieren

salben

engrasar

besmeren

étendre

lambuzar

χρίω

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈnɔɪnt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: enointen

In summary

From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.