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inunct

inunct verb: to smear with ointment.

Verb

inunct (third-person singular simple present inuncts, present participle inuncting, simple past and past participle inuncted)

  1. To smear with ointment.
    • The contents of one of these is to be inuncted for at least twenty minutes once daily after thorough cleansing on the inner surface of the thighs, the flanks, and the forearms.1901, The Medical Standard - Volume 24, page 93
    • She now picks up the baby: sees that the cord is not bleeding, and with warm oil, alboline, vaseline, or warm fresh lard, thoroughly inuncts the baby […]1907, Transactions of the Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania Annual Session, volume 44, page 250

Forms of inunct

third-person singular presentinuncts
present participleinuncting
past participleinuncted
pastinuncted

Origin of inunct

From Latin inunctus, perfect passive participle of inunguere (“to anoint”). Doublet of anoint.

Questions about inunct

What does inunct mean?
Inunct means to smear with ointment.
What part of speech is inunct?
Inunct is a verb.
What is the past tense of inunct?
The past tense of inunct is inuncted.

Words near inunct in the dictionary

  1. inumbrate
  2. inumbrated
  3. inumbrates
  4. inumbrating
  5. inumimi
  6. inunct
  7. inuncted
  8. inuncting
  9. inunction
  10. inunctions
  11. inuncts

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