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Verb: lubricate  'loo-bri`keyt
  1. Have lubricating properties
    "the liquid in this can lubricates well"
     
  2. Apply a lubricant to
    "lubricate my car"
    - lube
     
  3. Make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
    "lubricate the key"

Derived forms: lubricating, lubricates, lubricated

See also: lubricant, lubrication

Type of: alter, be, change, fill, fill up, make full, modify

Encyclopedia: Lubricate