embrocate

Meanings

Verb

administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

anele, anoint, inunct, oil

Scrabble Score: 15

embrocate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 18

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