EMBROCATE

anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate

(verb) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

embrocate (third-person singular simple present embrocates, present participle embrocating, simple past and past participle embrocated)

(medicine, transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc, by means of a cloth or sponge.

Source: Wiktionary


Em"bro*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embrocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Embrocating.] Etym: [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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