embrocate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: embrocate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for embrocate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
embrocate v administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing Synonym(s): anoint, inunct, oil, anele, 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.