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lubricate

[ loo-bri-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

lubricated, lubricating.
  1. to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  2. to make slippery or smooth; apply a lubricant to:

    to lubricate one's hands with a lotion.

  3. to smooth over, as a difficulty or human relationship; ease:

    to lubricate the friction between enemies.

  4. Slang. to provide with intoxicating drinks.
  5. Slang. to bribe.


verb (used without object)

lubricated, lubricating.
  1. to act as a lubricant.
  2. to apply a lubricant to something.
  3. Slang. to drink or become drunk.

lubricate

/ 藞濒耻藧产谤瑟藢办别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. tr to cover or treat with an oily or greasy substance so as to lessen friction
  2. tr to make greasy, slippery, or smooth
  3. intr to act as a lubricant
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢濒耻产谤颈藞肠补迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
  • 藢濒耻产谤颈藞肠补迟颈辞苍, noun
  • 藞濒耻产谤颈藢肠补迟颈惫别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 濒耻顎卋谤颈路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 濒耻顎卋谤颈路肠补顎僼颈辞苍路al adjective
  • 濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补顎卼颈惫别 adjective
  • 濒耻路产谤颈路肠补路迟辞路谤测 [loo, -bri-k, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • 苍辞苍路濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补迟顎卛苍驳 adjective
  • 辞顎卾别谤路濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补迟别顎 verb (used with object) overlubricated overlubricating
  • o顎卾er路濒耻顎卋谤颈路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 谤别路濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补迟别顎 verb (used with object) relubricated relubricating
  • 谤别顎卨耻路产谤颈路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补迟顎卐诲 adjective
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补迟顎卛苍驳 adjective
  • self顎-濒耻顎卋谤颈路肠补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 耻苍路濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补迟顎卐诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补迟顎卛苍驳 adjective
  • un路濒耻顎僢谤颈路肠补顎卼颈惫别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lubricate1

First recorded in 1615鈥25; from Latin 濒奴产谤颈肠腻迟耻蝉, past participle of 濒奴产谤颈肠腻谤别 鈥渢o make slippery.鈥 See lubric, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lubricate1

C17: from Latin 濒奴产谤颈肠腻谤别, from 濒奴产谤颈肠耻蝉 slippery
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With the lubricated ground shifting, at times, nine to 12 inches a week, utility companies shut off electricity, gas and internet for hundreds of homes.

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鈥淭hey only constrict your blood vessels to decrease the appearance of redness, but they won鈥檛 actually lubricate your eyes.鈥

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Butter also lubricates your mouth, which tends to compliment the dish's natural astringency.

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It鈥檚 necessary for lubricating joints, regulating body temperature and removing toxins from the body.

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Each year, roughly 2.47 billion gallons of lubricating oil are consumed in the United States alone for engines and industrial machinery, according to DOE, with about half eventually finding its way into the environment.

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