anoint vs embrocate

anoint and embrocate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anoint	No	No	Yes	No
embrocate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, anoint and embrocate are synonyms defined as:

anoint and embrocate: administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Other synonyms of anoint include anele, inunct, oil.

anoint (verb)	embrocate (verb)
administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing	administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
choose by or as if by divine intervention