Embrocate

[embrәukeit]

(v. t.) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.

Checker: Stella

v.t. to moisten and rub as a sore with a lotion.—n. Embrocā′tion act of embrocating: the lotion used.

Inputed by Hilary