transcription, транскрипция: [ ənɔɪnt ]
( anoints, anointing, anointed)
1.
To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
He anointed my forehead...
The Pope has anointed him as Archbishop.
...the anointed king.
VERB : V n , V n as n , V-ed
2.
If a person in a position of authority anoints someone, they choose them to do a particular important job. ( JOURNALISM )
The populist party anointed him as its candidate...
Mr. Olsen has always avoided anointing any successor...
VERB : V n as n , V n