Translate anoint | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of anoint
verb
[with object] smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony:high priests were anointed with oil bodies were anointed after death for burial (
anoint something with)
smear or rub something with (any other substance):Cuna Indians anoint the tips of their arrows with poison ceremonially confer divine or holy office upon (a priest or monarch) by smearing or rubbing with oil:the Lord has anointed me to preach to the poor [with object and complement]:Samuel anointed him king nominate or choose (someone) as successor to or leading candidate for a position:he was anointed as the organizational candidate of the party (as adjective anointed)his officially anointed heir
