To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
To name (someone to a post or role).
To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.