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Definition of Embrocate
1. Verb. Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
Generic synonyms: Bless
Derivative terms: Anointer, Anointment, Embrocation, Inunction, Oil
Definition of Embrocate
1. v. t. To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.
Definition of Embrocate
1. Verb. (medicine transitive) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embrocate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Medical Definition of Embrocate
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Embrocate
Literary usage of Embrocate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"... 3. to embrocate, to moisten and rnb a diseased or affected part; 3. col. viil.
... embrocate ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... vt 1. bathe; spec, embrocate. ». See FOSTER, INCITE. 2. Of the act: spec,
succession, consecution, pursuing. Antonyms: see PRECEDENCE. fond, a. 1. ..."
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