anoint meaning

anoint as a verb

1. choose by or as if by divine intervention
   • She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group

   Type of: choose

2. administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

   Synonyms: inunct, oil, anele, embrocate

   Type of: bless

   Related forms: anointment, anointer

anoint in a sentence

• You anointed the queen's head.

How to pronounce anoint

anoint is pronounced /əˈnɔɪnt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with anoint

• point
• joint
• appoint
• disappoint
• disjoint