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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing;
[syn: anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Embrocate \Em"bro*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embrocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Embrocating.] [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. ? lotion, fomentation, fr. ? to foment; ? in + ? to wet.] (Med.) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

embrocate v 1: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "embrocate": anoint, beeswax, daub, dope, dose, dress, drug, glycerolate, grease, grease the wheels, lard, lubricate, medicate, oil, pomade, salve, slick, slick on, smear, smooth the way, soap the ways, unguent, wax