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English verb: anoint | |||
| 1. | anoint (cognition) choose by or as if by divine intervention | ||
| Samples | She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| 2. | anoint (body) administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | ||
| Synonyms | anele, embrocate, inunct, oil | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bless | ||
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