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EMBROCATE

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em⋅bro⋅cate

  [em-broh-keyt, -bruh-]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
to moisten and rub with a liniment or lotion.
Origin:
1605–15; < ML embrocātus (ptp. of embrocāre), equiv. to LL embroch(a) (< Gk embroch infusion, equiv. to em- em- 2 + broch a making wet) + -ātus -ate 1
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em·bro·cate   (ěm'brə-kāt')   
tr.v.   em·bro·cat·ed, em·bro·cat·ing, em·bro·cates
To moisten and rub (a part of the body) with a liniment or lotion.

[Medieval Latin embrocāre, embrocāt-, from Late Latin embrocha, lotion, from Greek embrokhē, from embrekhein, to foment : en-, in; see en-2 + brekhein, to wet.]
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Main Entry: em·bro·cate
Pronunciation: 'em-br&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
: to moisten and rub (a part of the body) with lotion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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