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embrocate Definition

em·bro·cate (embrō kāt′, -brə-)

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

to moisten and rub (a part of the body) with an oil, liniment, etc.

Etymology: < LL embrocatus, pp. of embrocare, to foment < L embrocha, wet poultice < Gr embrochē < embrechein < en-, in + brechein, to wet < IE base *meregh- > Czech mrholiti, to drizzle

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