Rub with liniment

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing [syn: anoint , inunct , oil , anele ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context medicine transitive English) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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, ...