transitive. To anoint (a wound, wounded part) with salve or healing unguent. Obsolete or archaic.

To anoint medicinally; to treat (a wound, etc.) with a copious application of some thick or greasy medicament.

transitive. To smear or rub (a person, a part of the body, etc.) with oil, ointment, or another soft substance, for medicinal or cosmetic…

transitive (also intransitive with object implied). spec. To soften (a wound, swelling, etc.) by applying an unguent, a poultice, etc. Also: to…

transitive. To put an epithem upon.

transitive. To salve, soothe.

transitive. In extended use: to cover or coat (a person or thing) with a substance, esp. liberally or repeatedly.

To apply tincture, balm, or ointment to (a wound, etc.). Obsolete.

transitive. Apparently misused for: to anoint (a wound).

transitive. To mollify; to lessen the harshness or intensity of.