verb
Freq #51127
Meanings
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1
verb
make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
Tears lubricate the surface of the eye.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
oillube
Word family
Derived forms
lubelubricantlubricationlubricativelubricatorlubricinmislubricateoverlubricaterelubricateunderlubricate
Related forms
lubricity
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lūbricātus, perfect passive participle of lūbricō (“make slippery”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from lūbricus (“slippery”).