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Meanings of anoint in English

Portuguese
ungir
Catalan
ungir

Administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.

ungir
Usage of anoint in English
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As in years past, Wired News readers get to anoint the nominees.
Wired
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Reach down and anoint the top of each foot with the oil.
Witch School's First Degree
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We will not depend on the president to anoint it, she said.
Reuters
4
And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
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If you are working with a partner, have her anoint your chakras.
Wicca Spellcraft For Men
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And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
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It will be necessary to anoint your eyes; shall I do it?
The Adventures of Prince Lazybones, and Other Stories
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Not everyone is ready to anoint the Apple Watch a cash cow.
Wired
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Herbal waters can also be used to asperse or anoint people or places.
Witch School's First Degree
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Perhaps he, too, was tired of waiting for Aphrodite to anoint our union.
Helen of troy
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I will anoint with it the lips of my young disciple.
The Queen Pedauque
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Upon leaving the bath, it was customary to anoint the body with oil.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
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Now time lay between: the oils of ordination would never anoint his body.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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With my own hand I anoint you king of the fairies.
Twenty-Two Goblins
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The oil thus got she used to anoint his healing wound.
Darkness and Dawn
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And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
The Bible, King James version, Book 9: 1 Samuel
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Translations for anoint
Portuguese
ungiruntar
Catalan
ungiruntar
Anoint through the time
Anoint across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common