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anoint

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(Inglese)

  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.

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/əˈnɔɪnt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio
enointen
In summary

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

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