anoint

Senso (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.

Concetti

ungere

ingrandire

ugnere

consacrare

oliare

strofinare

mettersi di mezzo

ingrassare

aggiungere una crema

infangarsi

macchiarsi

palpare

impomatare

ungersi

macchiare

oleare

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

oindre

ungir

untar

ungir

untar

doorsmeren

smeren

schmieren

salben

untar

besmeren

engrasar

ungir

étendre

lambuzar

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.