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embrocate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-bro-cate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Medieval Latin embrocatus, past participle of Late Latin embrocare, from embrocha, from Ancient Greek ἐμβροχή (embrokhḗ, “lotion, fomentation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: embrocatus, embrocare, ἐμβροχή

Usage

Inflected Forms

embrocates (present, singular) embrocating (participle, present) embrocated (participle, past) embrocated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

embrocation

Synonyms

anoint inunct oil anele

Questions

What does embrocate mean?
To rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge.
Where does embrocate come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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