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单词 anoint
释义 anoint
\əˈnȯint\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English anointen, enointen, from Middle French enoint (past participle of enoindre, from Latin inunguere), from Latin inunctus, past participle of inunguere, from in + unguere, ungere to smear, anoint — more at ointment
1. : to rub over with oil or an oily substance
 < anointing his boat — Herman Melville >
 < heron fat … was used by fishermen to anoint their lines — Irish Digest >
 < that road to ruin for which extravagant habits … were plentifully anointing their wheels — George Eliot >
: rub — used with with
 < anoint ing one another with suntan oil >
 < drew the cork and anoint ed his head with the lotion >
2. also an·noint \“\
 a. : to apply oil or pour oil upon as a sacred rite especially for consecration
  < they anointed David king — 2 Sam 2:4 (Revised Standard Version) >
 b. : to choose by or as if by divine election : designate as if through the rite of anointment : consecrate
  < he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor — Lk 4:18 (Revised Standard Version) >
  < the elect and anointed of God >
  < regarded by all as his anointed successor >
3. chiefly dialect : beat, thrash, chastise
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