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verb (used with object)
1.
to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
2.
to make slippery or smooth; apply a lubricant to: to lubricate one's hands with a lotion.
3.
to smooth over, as a difficulty or human relationship; ease: to lubricate the friction between enemies.
4.
Slang. to provide with intoxicating drinks.
5.
Slang. to bribe.
verb (used without object)
6.
to act as a lubricant.
7.
to apply a lubricant to something.
8.
Slang. to drink or become drunk.
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Lubricate
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Origin:
1615–25; < Latin lūbricātus, past participle of lūbricāre to make slippery. See lubric, -ate1
1615–25; < Latin lūbricātus, past participle of lūbricāre to make slippery. See lubric, -ate1
Related forms
lu·bri·ca·tion, noun
lu·bri·ca·tion·al, adjective
lu·bri·ca·tive, adjective
non·lu·bri·cat·ing, adjective
EXPANDo·ver·lu·bri·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·lu·bri·cat·ed, o·ver·lu·bri·cat·ing.
o·ver·lu·bri·ca·tion, noun
re·lu·bri·cate, verb (used with object), re·lu·bri·cat·ed, re·lu·bri·cat·ing.
re·lu·bri·ca·tion, noun
self-lu·bri·cat·ed, adjective
self-lu·bri·cat·ing, adjective
self-lu·bri·ca·tion, noun
un·lu·bri·cat·ed, adjective
un·lu·bri·cat·ing, adjective
un·lu·bri·ca·tive, adjective
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Word Origin & History
lubricate
1620s, from L. lubricatus, pp. of lubricare "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery."
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