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(-kāt′)

to make slippery or smooth
to apply a lubricant to

Origin: < L lubricatus, pp. of lubricare, to make smooth or slippery < lubricus, smooth, slippery < IE base *sleub-, to slide, slip > slip, sleeve

intransitive verb

to serve as a lubricant

Related Forms:

lubrication noun
lubricative adjective

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verb lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates

verb, transitive

To apply a lubricant to.
To make slippery or smooth.

verb, intransitive

To act as a lubricant.

Origin:

Origin: Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-

Origin: , from lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

luˌbri·caˈtion noun

luˈbri·caˌtive adjective

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