lubricate
verb/ˈluːbrɪkeɪt/
/ˈluːbrɪkeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lubricate | /ˈluːbrɪkeɪt/ /ˈluːbrɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it lubricates | /ˈluːbrɪkeɪts/ /ˈluːbrɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple lubricated | /ˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle lubricated | /ˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form lubricating | /ˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈluːbrɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- lubricate something to put a lubricant on something such as the parts of a machine, to help them move smoothly synonym grease, oilOxford Collocations DictionaryLubricate is used with these nouns as the object:
- engine
- joint
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin lubricat- ‘made slippery’, from the verb lubricare, from lubricus ‘slippery’.Want to learn more?
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