What does embrocate mean?
Definitions for embrocate
ˈɛm broʊˌkeɪt, -brə-em·bro·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocateverb
administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To EMBROCATEverb
To rub any part diseased with medicinal liquors.
Etymology: ἐνϐϱέχω.
I returned her a glass with oil of roses and vinegar, to embrocate her arm. Richard Wiseman, on Inflammations.
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embrocate
To embrocate means to moisten and rub a part of the body with a lotion or oil, often as a form of medical treatment or pain relief.
Webster Dictionary
Embrocateverb
to moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge
Etymology: [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. lotion, fomentation, fr. to foment; in + to wet.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Embrocate
em′brō-kāt, v.t. to moisten and rub, as a sore with a lotion.—n. Embrocā′tion, act of embrocating: the lotion used. [Low L. embrocāre, -ātum, from Gr. embrochē, a lotion—embrechein, to soak in—em (=en), in, into, brechein, to wet.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of embrocate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of embrocate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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