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Minted vs Ointed - What's the difference?

minted | ointed |

As verbs the difference between minted and ointed

is that minted is past tense of mint while ointed is past tense of oint.

As an adjective minted

is made into coinage; coined.

minted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (mint)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • made into coinage; coined
  • (chiefly, British, slang) wealthy

    • ointed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (oint)

    • oint

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To anoint.
  • *Dryden
  • *:They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.
  • *, II.25:
  • *:to make his excuse more likely, he caused his legges to be ointed and swathed, and lively counterfeted the behaviour and countenance of a goutie man.
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