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   Anoint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anointing.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See Ointment, Unguent.]
   To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
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   And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
   Dryden.
   
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   He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
   John ix. 6.
   
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   To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
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   Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him.
   Exod. xxix. 7.
   
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   Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
   1 Kings xix. 15.
   
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   The Lord's Anointed, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by “divine right.”
   1 Sam. xxvi. 9.
   
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   Anoint, p. p. Anointed. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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