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anele

American  
[uh-neel] / əˈnil /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.
aneled, aneling

  1. to administer extreme unction to.

anele British  
/ əˈniːl /

verb

  1. archaic (tr) to anoint, esp to give extreme unction to

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Etymology

Origin of anele

1275–1325; Middle English anelien, equivalent to an- on + elien to oil, equivalent to el- ( Old English ele oil < Latin oleum ) + -i- thematic vowel + -en ( Old English -an ) infinitive ending

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