embrocate
Meanings
verb
- To rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge.
Word forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin embrocatus, past participle of Late Latin embrocare, from embrocha, from Ancient Greek ἐμβροχή (embrokhḗ, “lotion, fomentation”).
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