camphorate

American  

[kam-fuh-reyt] / ˈkæm fəˌreɪt /

verb (used with object)

camphorated, camphorating

1. to impregnate with camphor.

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camphorate British  

/ ˈkæmfəˌreɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor

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Other Word Forms

• uncamphorated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of camphorate

1635–45; < Medieval Latin camphorātus, equivalent to camphor ( a ) camphor + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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camphorated

It turned out to be a dank monster, out of town but nowhere near the sea, with camphorated neighbors.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the den that smelled of camphorated cobwebs he found himself facing a kind of dusty iguana whose lungs whistled when he breathed.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I had to rub his chest with camphorated oil.”

From The Rough Road by William John Locke

Are of two kinds; the first, on the outer skin, may be removed by rubbing with camphorated olive oil.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

I am happy to inform you that—as, to avoid accidents, I took the simple precaution of filling all the dispensary-jars with camphorated chalk—no serious results may be anticipated from Dr. Herdal's rashness.

From Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas by F. Anstey