The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anoint \A*noint"\, p. p.
   Anointed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anoint \A*noint"\ ([.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.
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            And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.
                                                  --Dryden.
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            He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.
                                                  --John ix. 6.
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   2. To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred
      rite, especially for consecration.
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            Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it
            upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. --Exod.
                                                  xxix. 7.
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            Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.  --1 Kings xix.
                                                  15.
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   The Lord's Anointed, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish
      or other king by "divine right." --1 Sam. xxvi. 9.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

anoint
    v 1: choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was
         anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"
    2: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious
       ceremony of blessing [syn: anoint, inunct, oil,
       anele, embrocate]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

45 Moby Thesaurus words for "anoint":
   administer the Eucharist, beeswax, chair, chrism, confirm, crown,
   daub, do duty, dope, dose, dress, drug, embrocate, enthrone,
   glycerolate, grease, grease the wheels, impose, inaugurate, induct,
   install, instate, invest, lard, lay hands on, lubricate, medicate,
   minister, officiate, oil, perform a rite, perform service, place,
   place in office, pomade, put in, salve, slick, slick on, smear,
   smooth the way, soap the ways, throne, unguent, wax



Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Anoint
   The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the
   Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significant of
   consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the
   high priest (Ex. 29:29; Lev. 4:3) and of the sacred vessels (Ex.
   30:26). The high priest and the king are thus called "the
   anointed" (Lev. 4:3, 5, 16; 6:20; Ps. 132:10). Anointing a king
   was equivalent to crowning him (1 Sam. 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:4, etc.).
   Prophets were also anointed (1 Kings 19:16; 1 Chr. 16:22; Ps.
   105:15). The expression, "anoint the shield" (Isa. 21:5), refers
   to the custom of rubbing oil on the leather of the shield so as
   to make it supple and fit for use in war.

     (2.) Anointing was also an act of hospitality (Luke 7:38, 46).
   It was the custom of the Jews in like manner to anoint
   themselves with oil, as a means of refreshing or invigorating
   their bodies (Deut. 28:40; Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 104:15,
   etc.). This custom is continued among the Arabians to the
   present day.

     (3.) Oil was used also for medicinal purposes. It was applied
   to the sick, and also to wounds (Ps. 109:18; Isa. 1:6; Mark
   6:13; James 5:14).

     (4.) The bodies of the dead were sometimes anointed (Mark
   14:8; Luke 23:56).

     (5.) The promised Deliverer is twice called the "Anointed" or
   Messiah (Ps. 2:2; Dan. 9:25, 26), because he was anointed with
   the Holy Ghost (Isa. 61:1), figuratively styled the "oil of
   gladness" (Ps. 45:7; Heb. 1:9). Jesus of Nazareth is this
   anointed One (John 1:41; Acts 9:22; 17:2, 3; 18:5, 28), the
   Messiah of the Old Testament.


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

ANOINT, v.t.  To grease a king or other great functionary already
sufficiently slippery.

    As sovereigns are anointed by the priesthood,
    So pigs to lead the populace are greased good.
                                                              Judibras