embrocate

from 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}]

from 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]

from 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

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