lubricate

lubricate

to make slippery or smooth; apply a lubricant to a machine to diminish friction; to smooth over a problem; ease: to lubricate a family squabble

Not to be confused with:

lucubrate – to write in a scholarly way; to work, write, or study laboriously, especially late at night: She would be a more well-rounded person if she didn’t lucubrate so much.

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lu·bri·cate

 (lo͞o′brĭ-kāt′)

v. lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates

v.tr.

1. To apply a lubricant to or make slippery: She lubricated the bike chain.

2. To facilitate or make easier: tried to lubricate the relations between ambassadors.

3. To cause to feel cheerful and sociable by the consumption of alcohol: I waited until he was lubricated to tell him the news.

v.intr.

To act as a lubricant.

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[Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-, from lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lu′bri·ca′tion n.

lu′bri·ca′tive adj.

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lubricate

(ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt)

vb

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

[C17: from Latin lūbricāre, from lūbricus slippery]

ˌlubriˈcation n

ˌlubriˈcational adj

ˈlubriˌcative adj

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lu•bri•cate

(ˈlu brɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t.

1. to apply an oily or greasy substance to in order to diminish friction; make slippery.

2. to cause to run smoother; ease: to lubricate relations between enemies.

3. Slang. to provide with liquor.

4. Slang. to bribe.

v.i.

5. to act as a lubricant.

6. to apply a lubricant to something.

[1615–25; < Latin lūbricātus, past participle of lūbricāre to make slippery, derivative of lūbricus slippery, smooth]

lu′bri•ca`tive, adj.

lu′bri•ca`tor, n.

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lubricate

Past participle: lubricated
Gerund: lubricating

Imperative

lubricate

lubricate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lubricate - have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	lubricate - apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car" lube fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
	3.	lubricate - make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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lubricate

verb oil, grease, smear, smooth the way, oil the wheels, make smooth, make slippery Mineral oils are used to lubricate the machinery.

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Translations

يُزَيِّت، يُشَحِّم

mazatnamazat

smøre

schmieren

lubrifier

smyrja

lubrificarelubrificazioneagevolareingrassarelubrificante

tepimas

eļļot

olje

lubrifia

yağlamak

使润滑加润滑油

lubricate

[ˈluːbrɪkeɪt] VT → lubricar, engrasar

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lubricate

[ˈluːbrɪkeɪt] vt → lubrifier, graisser

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lubricate

vt (lit, fig) → schmieren, ölen; lubricated sheath → Kondom m → mit Gleitsubstanz; well-lubricated (hum) → bezecht; to lubricate the wheels of commerce → den Handel reibungslos gestalten

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lubricate

[ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt] vt → lubrificare
lubricating oil → lubrificante m

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lubricate

(ˈluːbrikeit) verb

to oil (a machine etc) to make it move more easily and smoothly. smeer يُزَيِّت، يُشَحِّم смазвам lubrificar namazat schmieren smøre λιπαίνω, γρασάρω lubricar, engrasar õlitama روغن کاری کردن voidella lubrifier לְגָרֵז, לְשַמֵן चिकना करना podmazati olajoz, ken melumasi smyrja lubrificare 油をさす 기름을 치다 tepti eļļot (mašīnu) membubuh pelincir smerensmøre, oljesmarować, oliwić تيل وراچول مثال ماشين ته lubrificar a unge, a lubrefia смазывать namazať naoljiti podmazati smörja หยอดน้ำมันหล่อลื่น yağlamak 使潤滑, 加潤滑油 мастити, змащувати تیل یا چکنائی کے ذریعے رگڑ سے بچاؤ کرنا bôi trơn 使润滑，加润滑油

ˌlubriˈcation noun

smering تَزْييت، تَشْحيم смазка lubrificação mazání das Schmieren smøring λίπανση lubrificación õlitamine روغن کاری voitelu lubrification שִׁימוּן, גֵירוּז चिकनाई podmazivanje olajozás, kenés pelumasan smurning lubrificazione 注油 급유 tepimas (mašīnas) eļļošana pelinciran smeringsmøring smarowanie, oliwienie تيل وراچونه lubrificação ungere смазывание mazanie naoljenje podmazivanje smörjning หล่อลื่น yağlama 潤滑 мастіння, змащування رواں ساز sự bôi trơn 润滑

ˈlubricant noun

something (oil etc) which lubricates. smeermiddel زَيْت تَشْحيم смазка lubrificante mazadlo das Schmiermittel smøremiddel λιπαντικό, γράσοlubricante õli, määre ماده روغنی voiteluaine lubrifiant חוֹמֵר סִיכָּה चिकना करने वाली वस्तु sredstvo za podmazivanje kenőanyag pelumas smurolía, koppafeiti lubrificante 潤滑剤 윤활유 tepalas, alyva smērviela pelincir smeermiddelsmøremiddel, oljesmar, oliwa غوړه ماده lubrificante lubrifiant смазочный материал mazadlo mazivo lubrikant smörjmedel น้ำมันหล่อลื่น yağ, motor yağı 潤滑劑 змазка, лубрикант چکنائی، روغن dầu nhờn 润滑剂

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lubricate

v. lubricar, untar, saturar una superficie con un líquido, especialmente aceite.

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lubricate

vt lubricar

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