Etymology

anoint

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Today it means: To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. Full definition →

Middle English enointen ← Old French enoint
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  1. Old French · derived fromenoint
  2. Middle English · inherited fromenointen
  3. English todayanoint

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

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