[anoint] vt [ME, fr. MF enoint, pp. of enoindre, fr. L inunguere, fr. in- + unguere to smear--more at ointment] (14c) 1: to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
2. a: to apply oil to as a sacred rite esp. for consecration b: to choose by or as if by divine election; also: to designate as if by a ritual anointment -- anoint.er n -- anoint.ment n