self-anoint

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Etymology[edit]

self- +‎ anoint

Verb[edit]

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

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