English → Latin
“embrocate” in Latin
foveōto warm, keep warm; to nurture, cherish, foster; to foment, bathefōmentōto foment; apply a (hot) poultice; to pour hot water over; bathe something in hot water; to sootheadmoveōto move, bring, conduct, lead or carry someone or something to or toward; apply to; to move or bring someone or somethinCaeliusLucius Coelius Antipater, a Roman jurist and historian; Marcus Caelius Rufus, a Roman politician and orator
The English word embrocate itself goes back to Latin embrocha, through embrocatus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
embrocate
fovere (general term, Cels.): fomentare (caelius, Aurel.): infricare (to rub in; fuliginem ulceri). (The words are found in this connection and order.) infricare atque oblinere (Col.): fomenta adhibere, admovere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for embrocate?
- The usual Latin words for “embrocate” are foveō, fōmentō, admoveō; also Caelius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.