1. treated with or having received an embrocation; rubbed with a medicinal lotion or liniment
Usage: medical; formal

1. past tense and past participle of embricate; to rub or apply an embrocation (medicinal liquid) to the body, especially for therapeutic purposes
Usage: medical; formal

Examples

• The athlete's sore muscles were embrocated with a warming liniment before the competition.
• The doctor embrocated the patient's injured shoulder with a therapeutic oil.
• After the massage, her back was embrocated with a medicated cream.
• The trainer embrocated the runner's legs to reduce inflammation.
• An embrocated joint often feels relief within minutes of application.