Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to anoint
Participle: anointed
Gerund: anointing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | anoint |
| you | anoint |
| he;she;it | anoints |
| we | anoint |
| you | anoint |
| they | anoint |
Perfect
| I | have anointed |
| you | have anointed |
| he;she;it | has anointed |
| we | have anointed |
| you | have anointed |
| they | have anointed |
Past
| I | anointed |
| you | anointed |
| he;she;it | anointed |
| we | anointed |
| you | anointed |
| they | anointed |
Pluperfect
| I | had anointed |
| you | had anointed |
| he;she;it | had anointed |
| we | had anointed |
| you | had anointed |
| they | had anointed |
Future
| I | will anoint |
| you | will anoint |
| he;she;it | will anoint |
| we | will anoint |
| you | will anoint |
| they | will anoint |
Future Perfect
| I | will have anointed |
| you | will have anointed |
| he;she;it | will have anointed |
| we | will have anointed |
| you | will have anointed |
| they | will have anointed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | anoint |
| you | anoint |
| he;she;it | anoint |
| we | anoint |
| you | anoint |
| they | anoint |
Perfect
| I | have anointed |
| you | have anointed |
| he;she;it | have anointed |
| we | have anointed |
| you | have anointed |
| they | have anointed |
Imperfect
| I | anointed |
| you | anointed |
| he;she;it | anointed |
| we | anointed |
| you | anointed |
| they | anointed |
Pluperfect
| I | had anointed |
| you | had anointed |
| he;she;it | had anointed |
| we | had anointed |
| you | had anointed |
| they | had anointed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would anoint |
| you | would anoint |
| he;she;it | would anoint |
| we | would anoint |
| you | would anoint |
| they | would anoint |
Perfect
| I | would have anointed |
| you | would have anointed |
| he;she;it | would have anointed |
| we | would have anointed |
| you | would have anointed |
| they | would have anointed |
Imperative
| you | anoint |
| we | Let's anoint |
| you | anoint |
Verbs conjugated like 'anoint'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'anoint'
annoint,
aroint,
noint,
abjoint,
amount,
anoil,
anorn,
appoint,
aroynt,
injoint,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1303 (implied in
anointing), from O.Fr.
enoint "smeared on," pp. of
enoindre "smear on," from L.
inunguere, from
in- "on" +
unguere "to smear." Originally in ref. to grease or oil smeared on for medicinal purposes; its use in the Coverdale Bible in ref. to Christ (cf.
The Lord's Anointed, see chrism) has spiritualized the sense of it.
2. From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.
Verbs referencing "anoint"
Cornish
anoyntya.
Sample Sentences
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He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 9:6:]
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And Fragrant Oils the ſtiffen'd Limbs anoint. [1697, Virgil, “The Sixth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 371, line 315:]
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Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 29:7:]
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Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 19:15:]
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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. [2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18:]