anoint v. + Add to list US //əˈnɔɪnt// UK //ɐnˈɔɪnt// anoint Archaic SynonymsEtymology Synonyms aneleembrocateinunctoilOriginOFRenoint→MEenointen→ENanoint From Middle English enointen, anointen, borrowed from Old French enoint, past participle of enoindre (“to anoint”). Doublet of inunct.