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anoint

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Verb

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

choose by or as if by divine intervention
- She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group

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Synonyms:
inunct oil anele embrocate

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "anoint":
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Words contain "anoint":
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