Anoint \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)