Camphorate (Verb)
Meaning
Treat with camphor.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The doctor camphorated the patient's skin to relieve itching and irritation.
- To alleviate her cold symptoms, her mother decided to camphorate her chest.
- In the old days, grandmothers used to camphorate their grandchildren's bruises and cuts.
- She applied camphor to the affected area then camphorated the rest of her face.
- To relieve her menstrual cramps, she tried camphorating her lower abdomen with a warm compress.