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self-anoint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
self--anoint
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of an animal: to smear odoriferous secretions or substances over itself, for various purposes such as medication or camouflage.

Etymology

From self- + anoint.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-anoints (present, singular) self-anointing (participle, present) self-anointed (participle, past) self-anointed (past)

Questions

What does self-anoint mean?
Of an animal: to smear odoriferous secretions or substances over itself, for various purposes such as medication or camouflage.
Where does self-anoint come from?
From self- + anoint.

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