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View synonyms for embrocate
embrocate
[ em-broh-keyt, -bruh- ]
verb (used with object)
, em·bro·cat·ed, em·bro·cat·ing.
- to moisten and rub with a liniment or lotion.
embrocate
/ ˈɛmbrəʊˌkeɪt /
verb
- tr to apply a liniment or lotion to (a part of the body)
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Origin of embrocate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of embrocate1
C17: from Medieval Latin embrocāre, from embrocha poultice, from Greek embrokhē lotion, infusion, from brokhē a moistening
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