A-noint′, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ANOINTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ANOINTING.] [O. Fr. enoindre, p. enoint, Lat. inungere, to anoint, Fr. oindre, p. oint, Pr. onger, onier, from Lat. in and ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint.] 1. To pour oil upon; to smear or rub over with oil or unctuous substances; also to spread over, as oil. When thou fastest, anoint thy head. Matt. vi. 17. And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint. Dryden. 2. To consecrate, especially a king, priest, or prophet, by unction, or the use of oil. Our blessed Lord himself, who united in his own person the threefold character of king, priest, and prophet, was distinguished by the name of the Messiah, which, in the Hebrew language, signifies the anointed. Porteus. 3. To smear or daub. He anointed the eyes of the blind man with clay. John ix. 6.