lubricate (verb)

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• lubricate — ► VERB ▪ apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. DERIVATIVES lubrication noun lubricator noun. ORIGIN Latin lubricare make slippery , from lubricus slippery …   English terms dictionary

• lubricate — verb Lubricate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑engine, ↑joint …   Collocations dictionary

• lubricate — (v.) 1620s, to make slippery or smooth (especially by the application of an oil), from L. lubricatus, pp. of lubricare to make slippery or smooth, from lubricus slippery (see LUBRICANT (Cf. lubricant) (adj.)). Related: Lubricated; lubricating.… …   Etymology dictionary

• lubricate — verb (T) to put a lubricant on something in order to make it move more smoothly: Lubricate all moving parts with grease. lubrication / lu:brI keISFn/ noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lubricate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin lubricatus, past participle of lubricare, from lubricus slippery more at sleeve Date: circa 1623 transitive verb 1. to make smooth or slippery 2. to apply a lubricant to intransitive verb to act as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lubricate — verb lubricating the hinges Syn: oil, grease; wax, polish; facilitate, smooth, ease; informal lube …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lubricate — [[t]lu͟ːbrɪkeɪt[/t]] lubricates, lubricating, lubricated 1) VERB If you lubricate something such as a part of a machine, you put a substance such as oil on it so that it moves smoothly. [FORMAL] [V n] Mineral oils are used to lubricate machinery …   English dictionary

• lubricate — UK [ˈluːbrɪkeɪt] / US [ˈlubrɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms lubricate : present tense I/you/we/they lubricate he/she/it lubricates present participle lubricating past tense lubricated past participle lubricated 1) to put oil on the parts of… …   English dictionary

• lubricate — lu|bri|cate [ lubrı,keıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to put oil on the parts of a machine that move to make them move more smoothly 2. ) to make it easier for something to happen ╾ lu|bri|ca|tion [ ,lubrı keıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lubricate — [ lu:brɪkeɪt] verb 1》 apply oil or grease to (an engine or component) to minimize friction. 2》 informal make convivial with alcohol. Derivatives lubrication noun lubricator noun Origin C17: from L. lubricat , lubricare make slippery , from… …   English new terms dictionary

• lubricate — [ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt] verb [T] to put oil on the parts of a machine in order to make them move more smoothly lubrication [ˌluːbrɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English