embrocate

Questions about embrocate

What does embrocate mean?

embrocate means "administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing".

How many syllables are in embrocate?

embrocate has 3 syllables and divides as em-bro-cate under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for embrocate?

Close synonyms include anoint, inunct, oil, anele. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is embrocate a common word?

embrocate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.