Hypertext Webster Gateway: "embrocate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Embrocate \Em"bro*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embrocated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Embrocating}.] [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of
embrocare; cf. Gr. ? lotion, fomentation, fr. ? to foment; ?
in + ? to wet.] (Med.)
To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance,
as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
embrocate
v : administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious
ceremony of blessing [syn: {anoint}, {inunct}, {oil}, {anele}]
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