WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•nele
(ə nēl′),USA pronunciation v.t., a•neled, a•nel•ing. [Archaic.]
- to administer extreme unction to.
- Latin oleum) + -i- thematic vowel + -en (Old English -an) infinitive ending
- Middle English anelien, equivalent. to an- on + elien to oil, equivalent. to el- (Old English ele oil 1275–1325