Embrocating

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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.


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