Meaning

2 senses

  1. To lubricate.

  2. (archaic)To anoint, especially a monarch or other patriarchal leader.

    The King was uncted in the nick of time

Origin

First appears in Middle English circa 1425, derived from Latin unctus (“anointed”) and rel

First appears in Middle English circa 1425, derived from Latin unctus (“anointed”) and related terms. Ayurvedic sense is one of several competing translations of Sanskrit snehana.

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Forms

uncts, uncting, uncted, uncted
Base formunct · to unct
3rd person singularuncts
Present participleuncting
Past simpleuncted
Past participleuncted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunct
he, she, ituncts

Past simpleLesson

all personsuncted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave uncted
he, she, ithas uncted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unct

Synonyms

4 synonyms
anoint:anointoint
lubricateoleate

Word family

2 related words
Relatedunctionunctuous

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
uncountableuncouthuncoverB1unctuousuncutundamagedundauntedC1
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