Usually means: Applies oil as religious ritual.
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  1. anoints: Merriam-Webster
  2. anoints: Collins English Dictionary
  3. anoints: Vocabulary.com
  4. Anoints, anoints: Wordnik
  5. anoints: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. anoints: Wiktionary
  7. anoints: Dictionary.com
  8. anoints: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. anoints: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. anoints: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (anoint)

verb:  (transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
verb:  (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
verb:  (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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