anoint

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

ungir

untar

lambuzar

rebocar

lubrificar

friccionar

besuntar

estender

expor

fazer cair

deitar

desdobrar

desenovelar

desenrolar

desenvolver

diluir

aumentar

espraiar

estirar

olear

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

oindre

ungere

ungir

untar

smeren

doorsmeren

schmieren

salben

besmeren

untar

ungir

étendre

engrasar

χρίω

zalven

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈnɔɪnt/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: enointen

In summary

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