transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈnȯint ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French enoint, past participle of enoindre, from Latin inunguere, from in- + unguere to smear — more at ointment
Date: 14th century
1. : to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
2.
a. : to apply oil to as a sacred rite especially for consecration
b. : to choose by or as if by divine election ; also : to designate as if by a ritual anointment
critics anoint ed the author as the bright new talent
• anoint·er noun
• anoint·ment -mənt noun