'Lubricate' definitions:
Definition of 'lubricate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"
verb
Apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car" [syn: lubricate, lube]
verb
Make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"
Definition of 'Lubricate'
From: GCIDE
- Lubricate \Lu"bri*cate\, v. t. [L. lubricatus, p. p. of lubricare to lubricate. See Lubric.]
- 1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. --S. Sharp. [1913 Webster]
- Supples, lubricates, and keeps in play, The various movements of this nice machine. --Young. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence: To reduce social frictions or difficulties between people, thus making cooperation easier and joint action smoother. [PJC]
- 4. To inebriate by supplying with alcoholic beverages. [slang] [PJC]
Synonyms of 'lubricate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid,
- anoint,
- beeswax,
- buy,
- buy off,
- clear the way,
- dab,
- daub,
- drag,
- dress,
- dub,
- ease,
- embrocate,
- equalize,
- even,
- expedite,
- explain,
- facilitate,
- fix,
- flatten,
- glycerolate,
- grade,
- grease,
- grease the ways,
- grease the wheels,
- harrow,
- hasten,
- have,
- help along,
- lard,
- lay,
- level,
- loose,
- make clear,
- make way for,
- mow,
- oil,
- open the way,
- open up,
- pave the way,
- plane,
- planish,
- plaster,
- pomade,
- prepare the way,
- quicken,
- remove friction,
- run interference for,
- salve,
- shave,
- simplify,
- slick,
- slick on,
- smear,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth out,
- smooth the way,
- soap the ways,
- sop,
- speed,
- square,
- tamper with,
- unbar,
- unblock,
- unclog,
- unguent,
- unjam,
- wax