to apply a liniment or lotion to (a part of the body)
Word origin
C17: from Medieval Latin embrocāre, from embrocha poultice, from Greek embrokhē lotion, infusion, from brokhē a moistening
embrocate in American English
(ˈɛmbroʊˌkeɪt; ˈɛmbrəˌkeɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈembroˌcated or ˈembroˌcating
to moisten and rub (a part of the body) with an oil, liniment, etc.
Word origin
< 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