anoint

Definition

To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

Etymology

From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.

Example Sentences

• "He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay."
• "And Fragrant Oils the ſtiffen'd Limbs anoint."
• "Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him."