lubricate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin lūbricātus, past participle of lūbricō (“make slippery”), from lūbricus (“slippery”).
Verb[edit]
lubricate (third-person singular simple present lubricates, present participle lubricating, simple past and past participle lubricated)
- To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.
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Translations[edit]
to make slippery or smooth
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Further reading[edit]
- “lubricate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “lubricate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “lubricate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /luː.briˈkaː.te/, [ɫ̪uːbrɪˈkäːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lu.briˈka.te/, [lubriˈkäːt̪e]
Verb[edit]
lūbricāte
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
lubricate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of lubricar combined with te