Anointing: alternatives and connections

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

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of Coat

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of Cover

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The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which med…

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The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, me…

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The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.