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单词 embrocate
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embrocate

[ em-broh-keyt, -bruh- ]
/ ˈɛm broʊˌkeɪt, -brə- /
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verb (used with object), em·bro·cat·ed, em·bro·cat·ing.

to moisten and rub with a liniment or lotion.

Origin of embrocate

1605–15; <Medieval Latin embrocātus (past participle of embrocāre), equivalent to Late Latin embroch(a) (<Greek embrochḗ infusion, equivalent to em-em-2 + brochḗ a making wet) + -ātus-ate1

Words nearby embrocate

embranchment, embrangle, embrasure, embrittle, embrittlement, embrocate, embrocation, embroglio, embroider, embroideress, embroidery
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British Dictionary definitions for embrocate

embrocate
/ (ˈɛmbrəʊˌkeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to apply a liniment or lotion to (a part of the body)

Word Origin for embrocate

C17: from Medieval Latin embrocāre, from embrocha poultice, from Greek embrokhē lotion, infusion, from brokhē a moistening
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