transitive verb lubricated, lubricating
Origin: < L lubricatus, pp. of lubricare, to make smooth or slippery < lubricus, smooth, slippery < IE base *sleub-, to slide, slip > slip, sleeve
intransitive verb
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verb lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-
Origin: , from lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots
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