fricateDictionary entriesfrico, fricare, fricui, frictus:Verb · 1st conjugationFrequency:Lesser= rub, chafe;Entry →pl. pres. act. imp. 2ndExamplesLiber IIIP. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics"...dentesque Sabellicus exacuit sus et pede prosubigit terram, fricat arbore costas atque hinc atque illinc umeros ad uulnera..."