lubricate (redirected from lubricating)

lu·bri·cate  (lbr-kt)

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

v.tr.

1. To apply a lubricant to.

2. To make slippery or smooth.

v.intr.

To act as a lubricant.

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[Latin lbricre, lbrict-, from lbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lubri·cation n.

lubri·cative adj.

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lubricate [loo-brik-ate]

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to cover with an oily substance to lessen friction

2. to make greasy, slippery, or smooth [Latin lubricare to make slippery]

lubrication n

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

Translations

lubricate [ˈluːbrɪkeɪt] vt → lubricar, engrasar

lubricate [ˈluːbrɪkeɪt] vt → lubrifier, graisser

lubricate [ˈluːbrɪkeɪt] vt → schmieren, ölen

lubricate [ˈluːbrɪkeɪt] vt → lubrificare

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lubricate

v lubricate [ˈluːbrikeit]

to oil (a machine etc) to make it move more easily and smoothly. smeerيُزَيِّت، يُشَحِّمсмазвамnamazatsmøreschmierenλιπαίνω, γρασάρωlubricar, engrasarõlitamaروغن کاری کردنvoidellalubrifierלְגָרֵז, לְשַמֵןचिकना करनाpodmazatiolajoz, kenmelumasismyrjalubrificare油をさす기름 []을 치다teptieļļot (mašīnu)membubuh pelincirsmerensmøre, oljesmarować, oliwićlubrificara unge, a lubrefiaсмазыватьnamazaťnaoljitipodmazatismörjaหยอดน้ำมันหล่อลื่นyağlamak使潤滑, 加潤滑油мастити, змащуватиتیل یا چکنائی کے ذریعے رگڑ سے بچاؤ کرناbôi trơn使润滑, 加润滑油

n ˌlubriˈcation

smeringتَزْييت، تَشْحيمсмазкаmazánísmøringdas Schmierenλίπανσηlubrificaciónõlitamineروغن کاریvoitelulubrificationשִׁימוּן, גֵירוּזचिकनाईpodmazivanjeolajozás, kenéspelumasansmurninglubrificazione注油매끄럽게 하기tepimas(mašīnas) eļļošanapelinciransmeringsmøringsmarowanie, oliwienielubrificaçãoungereсмазываниеmazanienaoljenjepodmazivanjesmörjningหล่อลื่นyağlama潤滑мастіння, змащуванняرواں سازsự bôi trơn润滑

n ˈlubricant

something (oil etc) which lubricates. smeermiddelزَيْت تَشْحيمсмазкаmazadlosmøremiddeldas Schmiermittelλιπαντικό, γράσοlubricanteõli, määreماده روغنیvoiteluainelubrifiantחוֹמֵר סִיכָּהचिकना करने वाली वस्तुsredstvo za podmazivanjekenőanyagpelumassmurolía, koppafeitilubrificante潤滑剤윤활유tepalas, alyvasmērvielapelincirsmeermiddelsmøremiddel, (smøre)oljesmar, oliwalubrificantelubrifiantсмазочный материалmazadlomazivolubrikantsmörjmedelน้ำมันหล่อลื่นyağ, motor yağı潤滑劑змазка, лубрикантچکنائی، روغنdầu nhờn润滑剂