anoint
verb
[ əˈnɔɪnt ]
• smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.
• "high priests were anointed with oil"
Similar:
smear with oil,
rub with oil,
apply oil to,
spread oil over,
anele,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French enoint ‘anointed’, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inungere, from in- ‘upon’ + ungere ‘anoint, smear with oil’.
