lubricate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lūbricātus, perfect passive participle of lūbricō (“make slippery”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from lūbricus (“slippery”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slewbʰ- (“slip, slide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈluːbrɪkeɪt/ === Verb === 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. Synonym: lube Hyponyms: lube up; oil, oil up; grease, grease up (humorous) To cause someone to become drunk, especially to make them more sociable or talkative. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lubricity ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “lubricate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “lubricate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “lubricate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === trabeculi == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫuː.brɪˈkaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [lu.briˈkaː.te] === Verb === lūbricāte second-person plural present active imperative of lūbricō == Spanish == === Verb === lubricate second-person singular voseo imperative of lubricar combined with te