Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
verb (used with object), em·bro·cat·ed, em·bro·cat·ing.
- to moisten and rub with a liniment or lotion.
verb
- (tr) to apply a liniment or lotion to (a part of the body)
1610s, from Medieval Latin embrocatus, past participle of embrocare, from Greek embrokhe “lotion, fomentation,” from embrekhein, from en (see en- (2)) + brekhein “to water, wet,” related to brokhe. Related: Embrocated; embrocating.