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== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Verb === unct (third-person singular simple present uncts, present participle uncting, simple past and past participle uncted) (archaic) To anoint, especially a monarch or other patriarchal leader. The King was uncted in the nick of time 1552, ed. Catholic Church, John Hamilton, Thomas Graves Law, The Catechism of John Hamilton, Archbishop of St. Andrews, 1552, published 1884, page 229 […] and lat thame pray ouir him and unct him with oyle in the name of our Lord, […] 2001, Sheila Fischman tr., The Little Girl who was Too Fond of Matches: A Novel[2] (original by Gaétan Soucy), →ISBN, page 11, I suppose the prospect of the sly devils in the village forcing my brother and me to kick the bucket without even uncting us extremely skewered me in every direction on the barbecue grill of those ancient queries concerning hell and its kind. (Ayurvedic medicine) To lubricate. ==== Synonyms ==== (anoint): anoint, oint (lubricate): lubricate, oleate ==== Related terms ==== unction unctuous ==== References ==== === Anagrams === Cnut, cunt == Scots == === Verb === unct (third-person singular simple present uncts, present participle uncting, simple past and past participle unctit) To unct; to anoint.