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self-anointed

self-anointed is the simple past and past participle of self-anoint.

Meaning of self-anoint

Verb

self-anoint (third-person singular simple present self-anoints, present participle self-anointing, simple past and past participle self-anointed)

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

Questions about self-anointed

What is self-anointed the simple past and past participle of?
Self-anointed is the simple past and past participle of self-anoint.

Words near self-anointed in the dictionary

  1. self-annihilated
  2. self-annihilates
  3. self-annihilating
  4. self-annihilation
  5. self-anoint
  6. self-anointed
  7. self-anointing
  8. self-anoints
  9. self-antigen
  10. self-antigens
  11. self-antonym

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