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anoint

/əˈnɔɪnt/ /əˈnɔɪnt/
verb Regular verbanoint anointed
Religion
  1. 1 kutsal yağ sürmek, meshetmek

Definition (English)

To put oil or water on someone's body as part of a religious ceremony.

Example Sentences

  1. The priest used holy oil to anoint the young king.
    Rahip genç kralı meshetmek için kutsal yağ kullandı.
  2. They anointed her forehead during the sacred ritual.
    Kutsal tören sırasında alnına yağ sürdüler.
FormalPolitics
  1. 1 (birini halef olarak) seçmek, (birini bir göreve) layık görmek

Definition (English)

To choose someone officially for a special position or role.

Example Sentences

  1. The director decided to anoint his assistant as the new manager.
    Genel müdür, yardımcısını yeni yönetici olarak seçmeye karar verdi.
  2. The party leaders anointed him as their candidate for the election.
    Parti liderleri onu seçim için adayları olarak belirlediler.

Verb Forms Regular

Base anoint
/əˈnɔɪnt/
Past anointed
/əˈnɔɪntɪd/
Participle anointed
/əˈnɔɪntɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edanoint → anointed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. anointed /əˈnɔɪntɪd/

Synonyms

consecrateblessappointdesignatenameselect

Collocations

anoint with oilanoint a successoranoint as leader

Related Words

ointmentoilpriestceremonysuccessor