Embrocate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  embrocate
       v : administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious
           ceremony of blessing [syn: {anoint}, {inunct}, {oil}, {anele}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "embrocate":
     anoint, beeswax, daub, dope, dose, dress, drug, glycerolate,
     grease, grease the wheels, lard, lubricate, medicate, oil, pomade,
     salve, slick, slick on, smear, smooth the way, soap the ways,
     unguent, wax