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lubricate

DEFINITIONS OF: lubricate

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v apply a lubricant to

lubricate my car”
Synonyms:
lube
Type of:
fill, fill up, make full
make full, also in a metaphorical sense

v make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant

lubricate the key”
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v have lubricating properties

“the liquid in this can lubricates well”
Type of:
be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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