anele

A1N1E1L1E1

verb

To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.

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anointinunctoilembrocate
OriginMiddle English anelen ← Old English ēle →
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Meanings

verbanele (third-person singular simple present aneles, present participle aneling, simple past and past participle aneled)

present singular third person aneles · participle present aneling · participle past aneled · past aneled

  1. obsoleteTo anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbadminister an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Similar
anointinunctoilembrocate
Broader
bless
Also see
anointembrocateinunctoil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishēle“oil”
  2. Middle Englishelen“to anoint”
  3. Middle Englishan-“on”
  4. Middle Englishanelen
  5. Englishanele

From Middle English anelen, anelien, from Middle English an- (“on”) + Middle English elen (“to anoint”), from Old English ēle (“oil”). Compare English anoil.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ElenaNealeAneelElean
Cite this entry
APA

anele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anele

MLA

“anele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anele. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anele,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anele.

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