vt. 涂油, 施以涂油礼

[医] 涂油膏

Anoint \A*noint"\ ([.a]*noint"), 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}.]
1. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance;
also, to spread over, as oil.

And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
--Dryden.

He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
--John ix. 6.

2. To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred
rite, especially for consecration.

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it
upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. --Exod.
xxix. 7.

Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. --1 Kings xix.
15.

{The Lord's Anointed}, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish
or other king by ``divine right.'' --1 Sam. xxvi. 9.


Anoint \A*noint"\, p. p.
Anointed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.