verb
- past tense of anele; to anoint with oil, especially as a religious rite for the dying or sick
Usage: archaic; chiefly religious or historical context
Examples
- The priest aneled the dying man with holy oil.
- In medieval times, the sick were often aneled as part of last rites.
- She was aneled before the surgery in hopes of divine protection.
- The bishop aneled the patient with consecrated oil.