lubricate

[Lu·bri*cate]

When you lubricate something, you make it a little bit greasy so it can easily move or slide. You might need to lubricate a rusted bolt in order to unscrew it, for example.

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To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.

Verb
make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"

Verb
apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"

Verb
have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"


v. t.
To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.

v. t.
To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.


Lubricate

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.
2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.

To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.

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