"self-anoint" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-anoints [present, singular, third-person], self-anointing [participle, present], self-anointed [participle, past], self-anointed [past]
Etymology: From self- + anoint. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|self|anoint}} self- + anoint Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-anoint (third-person singular simple present self-anoints, present participle self-anointing, simple past and past participle self-anointed)
  1. (zoology) Of an animal: to smear odoriferous secretions or substances over itself, for various purposes such as medication or camouflage. Categories (topical): Zoology

Inflected forms

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