'Embrocating' definitions:
Definition of 'Embrocating'
From: GCIDE
- Embrocate \Em"bro*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embrocated; p. pr. & vb. n. Embrocating.] [NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. ? lotion, fomentation, fr. ? to foment; ? in + ? to wet.] (Med.) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge. [1913 Webster]