anoint
verb (used with object)
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
have anointed
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present perfectof anoint.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They evoke a trending workplace style that the New York Times reporters Emma Goldberg and Anna Kodé have anointed the Envy Office.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Many journalists have anointed him both—a destroyer of worlds but also a deal-maker, a patsy but also a conquering hero.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2023
The impromptu song lyrics have anointed Nootbaar as a Samurai and refer to him by his middle name — Tatsuji — which is his grandfather’s name.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
Take that crown off the head of Sean McVay — a Shanahan protege, by the way — or anyone else you may have anointed prematurely.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2020
Mr. Davis shook hands with us all just as the clock tolled nine, and to Clara he said: "Sister, angels have anointed thee; do thy work."
From The Harvest of Years by Martha Lewis Beckwith Ewell
