Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: lube

See Also: alter, be, change, fill, fill up, make full

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