embrocate

英 ['embrəʊkeɪt] 美['ɛmbro,ket]
  • vt. 涂擦药液
近义词 medicate

英英释义


1. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

英文词源


embrocate (v.)
1610s, from Medieval Latin embrocatus, past participle of embrocare, from Late Latin embrocha, from Greek embrokhe "lotion, fomentation," from embrekhein "to soak in, foment," from assimilated form of en (see en- (2)) + brekhein "to water, wet, rain, send rain," related to brokhe "rain," from PIE root *mergh- "to wet, sprinkle, rain." Related: Embrocated; embrocating; embrocation (early 15c.).

词态变化


第三人称单数: embrocates;过去式: embrocated;过去分词: embrocated;现在分词: embrocating;