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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "anointable"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "anointee"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "anointer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Anointing of the Sick"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "anointment"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "disanoint"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "reanoint"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "self-anoint"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "the Lord's Anointed"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₃engʷ-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "enointen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English enointen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "anointen"
},
"expansion": "anointen",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "enoint"
},
"expansion": "Old French enoint",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fro",
"2": "enoindre",
"3": "",
"4": "to anoint"
},
"expansion": "enoindre (“to anoint”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "inunct"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of inunct",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "anoints",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "anointing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "anointed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "anointed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "anoint (third-person singular simple present anoints, present participle anointing, simple past and past participle anointed)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "68 22 6 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil."
],
"id": "en-anoint-en-verb-Y8rshTYa",
"links": [
[
"unctuous",
"unctuous"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "salve"
},
{
"word": "pomade"
},
{
"word": "pomate"
},
{
"word": "pomatum"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōcel",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "օծել"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "namazvam",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "намазвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smazvam",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "смазвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pomazat"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "jongar"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "zalven"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "gs",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "gs:z-W22:D40"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "voidella"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "oindre"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "enduire"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "étaler"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "étendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "unxir"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "untar"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ölen"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "schmieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "einreiben"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "salbōn",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrío",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "χρίω"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "myróno",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "μυρώνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epaleífo",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "επαλείφω"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "khríō",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "χρίω"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "masháẖ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "מָשַׁח"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "smyrja"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ung"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungere"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "onjer"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "onje"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungō"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "vong"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Mandarin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "塗油於"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Mandarin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "涂油于"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Mandarin",
"roman": "túyóuyú",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "涂油于"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "pōrae"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "nci",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ohza"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ónher"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "andudan",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "اندودن"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "untar"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "olear"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "hawiy"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сма́зывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smázatʹ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сма́зать"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "limpati",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "लिम्पति"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "anakti",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "अनक्ति"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "на̀мазати"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "nàmazati"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "smörja"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "maghimo"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "himuan"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "mšḥ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "𐎎𐎌𐎈"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mazaty",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "мазати"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 5 1 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zmazuvaty",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "змазувати"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration."
],
"id": "en-anoint-en-verb-h058R0yf",
"links": [
[
"consecration",
"consecration"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "salve"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōcel",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "օծել"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "sürtmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "yaxmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smazvam",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "смазвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pomazat"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "zalven"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "gs",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "gs:z-W22:D40"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "olei"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "voidella"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "oindre"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "unxir"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ölen"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "salben"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrío",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "χρίω"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "felken"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ung"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungere"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "oleare"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "oliare"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "whakawahi"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "pōrae"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mázatʹ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ма́зать"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pomázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пома́зывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pomázatʹ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пома́зать"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "по̀мазати"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "pòmazati"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "maghimo"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "himuan"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "mšḥ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "𐎎𐎌𐎈"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pomazaty",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "помазати"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 86 2 1",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "iro"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 52 32 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to apply choose a leader",
"word": "ungir"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, page 18",
"text": "Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor."
],
"id": "en-anoint-en-verb-pYZDTOhQ",
"links": [
[
"choose",
"choose"
],
[
"nominate",
"nominate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony."
],
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"(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony."
],
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"_dis1": "1 1 13 85",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to mark somebody as an official ruler",
"word": "ungir"
}
]
}
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],
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"tags": [
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
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"Rhymes:English/ɔɪnt",
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},
{
"word": "anointee"
},
{
"word": "anointer"
},
{
"word": "Anointing of the Sick"
},
{
"word": "anointment"
},
{
"word": "disanoint"
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{
"word": "reanoint"
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{
"word": "self-anoint"
},
{
"word": "the Lord's Anointed"
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"singular",
"third-person"
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{
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],
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"To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil."
],
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"unctuous",
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"(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil."
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{
"word": "pomade"
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{
"word": "pomate"
},
{
"word": "pomatum"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
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},
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"categories": [
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],
"glosses": [
"To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration."
],
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[
"consecration",
"consecration"
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],
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"(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration."
],
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{
"word": "salve"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
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"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, page 18",
"text": "Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor."
],
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[
"choose",
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],
[
"nominate",
"nominate"
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],
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"(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with historical senses",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony."
],
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"(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony."
],
"tags": [
"historical",
"transitive"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/əˈnɔɪnt/"
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],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōcel",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "օծել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "namazvam",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "намазвам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smazvam",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "смазвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pomazat"
},
{
"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "jongar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "zalven"
},
{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "gs",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "gs:z-W22:D40"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "voidella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "oindre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "enduire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "étaler"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "étendre"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "unxir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "untar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ölen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "schmieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "einreiben"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "salbōn",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌽"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrío",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "χρίω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "myróno",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "μυρώνω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epaleífo",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "επαλείφω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "khríō",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "χρίω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "masháẖ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "מָשַׁח"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "smyrja"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ung"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungere"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "onjer"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "onje"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungō"
},
{
"code": "lmo",
"lang": "Lombard",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "vong"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Mandarin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "塗油於"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Mandarin",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "涂油于"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Mandarin",
"roman": "túyóuyú",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "涂油于"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "pōrae"
},
{
"code": "nci",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ohza"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ónher"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "andudan",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "اندودن"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "untar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "olear"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "hawiy"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сма́зывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smázatʹ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сма́зать"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "limpati",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "लिम्पति"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "anakti",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "अनक्ति"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
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"perfective"
],
"word": "на̀мазати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "nàmazati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "smörja"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "maghimo"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "himuan"
},
{
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "mšḥ",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "𐎎𐎌𐎈"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mazaty",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "мазати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zmazuvaty",
"sense": "to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance",
"word": "змазувати"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "ōcel",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "օծել"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "sürtmək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "yaxmaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smazvam",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "смазвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pomazat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "zalven"
},
{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "gs",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "gs:z-W22:D40"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "olei"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "voidella"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "oindre"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "unxir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ölen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "salben"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chrío",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "χρίω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "felken"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ung"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "oleare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "oliare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "whakawahi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "pōrae"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mázatʹ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ма́зать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pomázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пома́зывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pomázatʹ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пома́зать"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "по̀мазати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "pòmazati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "maghimo"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "himuan"
},
{
"code": "uga",
"lang": "Ugaritic",
"roman": "mšḥ",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "𐎎𐎌𐎈"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pomazaty",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "помазати"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to apply oil to or to pour oil upon",
"word": "iro"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to apply choose a leader",
"word": "ungir"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to mark somebody as an official ruler",
"word": "ungir"
}
],
"word": "anoint"
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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.