CAMPHORATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Treat with camphor

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "camphorate" is one way to...):

process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

camphor (a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment)