əˈnɔɪnt kɹuːd pəˈtɹoʊliəm administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing cover with oil, as if by rubbing oil the wooden surface oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons