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anele (ə nēl′)

transitive verb aneled -·neled′, aneling -·nel′·ing

Archaic to anoint, esp. in the last rites

Etymology: ME anelien < an- (< OE an-, on) + elien, anoint < ele, oil < OE < L oleum, oil

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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