lubricating

Variant of lubricate

lubricate definition

lu·bri·cate (-kāt′)

transitive verb lubricated -·cat′ed, lubricating -·cat′·ing

  1. to make slippery or smooth
  2. to apply a lubricant to

Etymology: < 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:

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