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Anoint vs Appoint - What's the difference?

anoint | appoint |

In transitive terms the difference between anoint and appoint

is that anoint is to apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration while appoint is to furnish completely; to provide with all the equipment necessary; to equip or fit out.

anoint

English

Alternative forms

* annoint (nonstandard)

Verb

(en verb)
  • (label) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
  • * And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint . —Dryden.
  • * He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay. —John ix. 6.
  • (label) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
  • * Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. —Exod. xxix. 7.
  • * Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. —1 Kings xix. 15.
  • to choose or nominate somebody for an leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor
  • to mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony

    • Synonyms

    * salve

    Related terms

    {{rel3, inunction , ointment , unguent , Anointing of the Sick , }}

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    appoint

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.
  • * 1611 , (King James Version) Proverbs 8.29
    • When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
  • To fix the time and place of a meeting (by a decree, order, command etc.)
  • * 8 November 2014 , Ivan Hewett in The Telegraph'', '' Art on demand makes emperors of us all
  • *:We have to wait until they're ready to receive us, and make sure we turn up at the appointed time.
  • * 1820 , The Edinburgh Annual Register
  • *:His Royal Highness called to pay his respects to her Majesty ; but, from the unexpected nature of his visit, her Majesty was not in a state then to receive him ; but soon after sent a letter to Prince Leopold, to appoint one o'clock this day for an interview.
  • * 1611 , (King James Version) 2 Samuel 15.15
    • Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint .
  • To give a job or a role to somebody
  • * 3 November 2014 , Fredric U. Dicker in the (New York Post), '' Cuomo appointed 'vote or else' strategist
  • *:Neal Kwatra, appointed by Cuomo to be the state Democratic Party's chief campaign strategist, was identified by two key Democratic insiders
  • * 1611 , (King James Version) Numbers 4.19
    • Aaron and his shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service.
  • To furnish completely; to provide with all the equipment necessary; to equip or fit out.
  • * 2009 , Donald Olson, Germany for Dummies
  • *:The hotel is beautifully designed and beautifully appointed in a classic, modern style that manages to be both serene and luxurious at the same time.
  • (archaic, transitive, legal) To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance;—said of an estate already conveyed.
  • :(Alexander Mansfield Burrill)
  • To point at by way of censure or commendation; to arraign.
  • * Milton
    • Appoint not heavenly disposition.

    Derived terms

    * appointee * appointer * appointive * appointment * self-appointed

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