Anoint

1. (v. t.) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

2. (v. t.) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.

3. (p. p.) Anointed.

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