embrocate

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verb

To rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge.

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anointinunctoilanele
OriginMedieval Latin embrocatus ← Late Latin embrocare ← Ancient Greek ἐμβροχή →
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Meanings

verbembrocate (third-person singular simple present embrocates, present participle embrocating, simple past and past participle embrocated)

present singular third person embrocates · participle present embrocating · participle past embrocated · past embrocated

  1. archaictransitivemedicineTo rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbadminister an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Similar
anointinunctoilanele
Broader
bless
Also see
aneleanointinunctoil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐμβροχή“lotion, fomentation”
  2. Late Latinembrocare
  3. Medieval Latinembrocatus
  4. Englishembrocate

From Medieval Latin embrocatus, past participle of Late Latin embrocare, from embrocha, from Ancient Greek ἐμβροχή (embrokhḗ, “lotion, fomentation”).

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Translations

Arabic دَلَّكَ
  • دَلَّكَ (dallaka)to moisten with a liquid substance
Bulgarian втривам
  • втривам (vtrivam)to moisten with a liquid substance
Russian втира́ть ма́зь
  • втира́ть ма́зь (vtirátʹ mázʹ)to moisten with a liquid substance
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APA

embrocate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embrocate

MLA

“embrocate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embrocate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embrocate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embrocate.

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