About The Word Lubricate
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Lubricate
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What's The Definition Of Lubricate?
[v] make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"
[v] apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car" [v] have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lubricate: lube Related Terms | Find terms related to Lubricate: aid | anoint | beeswax | buy | buy off | clear the way | dab | daub | drag | dress | dub | ease | embrocate | equalize | even | expedite | explain | facilitate | fix | flatten | glycerolate | grade | grease | grease the ways | grease the wheels | harrow | hasten | have | help along | lard | lay | level | loose | make clear | make way for | mow | oil | open the way | open up | pave the way | plane | planish | plaster | pomade | prepare the way | quicken | remove friction | run interference for | salve | shave | simplify | slick | slick on | smear | smooth | smooth down | smooth out | smooth the way | soap the ways | sop | speed | square | tamper with | unbar | unblock | unclog | unguent | unjam | wax See Also | alter | be | change | fill | fill up | make full Lubricate In Webster's Dictionary \Lu"bri*cate\, v. t. [L. lubricatus, p. p. of
lubricare to lubricate. See {Lubric}.]
1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and
saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are
applied. --S. Sharp.
Supples, lubricates, and keeps in play, The various
movements of this nice machine. --Young.
2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.
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