lubricate

to make slippery or smooth; apply a lubricant to a machine to diminish friction; to smooth over a problem; ease: to lubricate a family squabble
Not to be confused with:lucubrate – to write in a scholarly way; to work, write, or study laboriously, especially late at night: She would be a more well-rounded person if she didn’t lucubrate so much.

lu·bri·cate

L0278000 (lo͞o′brĭ-kāt′)v. lu·bri·cat·ed, lu·bri·cat·ing, lu·bri·cates v.tr.1. To apply a lubricant to or make slippery: She lubricated the bike chain.2. To facilitate or make easier: tried to lubricate the relations between ambassadors.3. To cause to feel cheerful and sociable by the consumption of alcohol: I waited until he was lubricated to tell him the news.v.intr. To act as a lubricant.

[Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-, from lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

lu′bri·ca′tion n.lu′bri·ca′tive adj.

lubricate

(ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt) vb1. (tr) to cover or treat with an oily or greasy substance so as to lessen friction2. (tr) to make greasy, slippery, or smooth3. (intr) to act as a lubricant[C17: from Latin lūbricāre, from lūbricus slippery] ˌlubriˈcation n ˌlubriˈcational adj ˈlubriˌcative adj

lu•bri•cate

(ˈlu brɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. 1. to apply an oily or greasy substance to in order to diminish friction; make slippery. 2. to cause to run smoother; ease: to lubricate relations between enemies. 3. Slang. to provide with liquor. 4. Slang. to bribe. v.i. 5. to act as a lubricant. 6. to apply a lubricant to something. [1615–25; < Latin lūbricātus, past participle of lūbricāre to make slippery, derivative of lūbricus slippery, smooth] lu′bri•ca`tive, adj. lu′bri•ca`tor, n.

lubricate

Past participle: lubricated
Gerund: lubricating

Imperative
lubricate
lubricate

Present
I lubricate
you lubricate
he/she/it lubricates
we lubricate
you lubricate
they lubricate

Preterite
I lubricated
you lubricated
he/she/it lubricated
we lubricated
you lubricated
they lubricated

Present Continuous
I am lubricating
you are lubricating
he/she/it is lubricating
we are lubricating
you are lubricating
they are lubricating

Present Perfect
I have lubricated
you have lubricated
he/she/it has lubricated
we have lubricated
you have lubricated
they have lubricated

Past Continuous
I was lubricating
you were lubricating
he/she/it was lubricating
we were lubricating
you were lubricating
they were lubricating

Past Perfect
I had lubricated
you had lubricated
he/she/it had lubricated
we had lubricated
you had lubricated
they had lubricated

Future
I will lubricate
you will lubricate
he/she/it will lubricate
we will lubricate
you will lubricate
they will lubricate

Future Perfect
I will have lubricated
you will have lubricated
he/she/it will have lubricated
we will have lubricated
you will have lubricated
they will have lubricated

Future Continuous
I will be lubricating
you will be lubricating
he/she/it will be lubricating
we will be lubricating
you will be lubricating
they will be lubricating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lubricating
you have been lubricating
he/she/it has been lubricating
we have been lubricating
you have been lubricating
they have been lubricating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lubricating
you will have been lubricating
he/she/it will have been lubricating
we will have been lubricating
you will have been lubricating
they will have been lubricating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lubricating
you had been lubricating
he/she/it had been lubricating
we had been lubricating
you had been lubricating
they had been lubricating

Conditional
I would lubricate
you would lubricate
he/she/it would lubricate
we would lubricate
you would lubricate
they would lubricate

Past Conditional
I would have lubricated
you would have lubricated
he/she/it would have lubricated
we would have lubricated
you would have lubricated
they would have lubricated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	lubricate - have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	lubricate - apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car"lubefill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
	3.	lubricate - make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

lubricate

verb oil, grease, smear, smooth the way, oil the wheels, make smooth, make slippery Mineral oils are used to lubricate the machinery.

Translations

使润滑加润滑油

lubricate

(ˈluːbrikeit) verb to oil (a machine etc) to make it move more easily and smoothly. 使润滑，加润滑油 ˌlubriˈcation noun润滑ˈlubricant noun something (oil etc) which lubricates. 润滑剂

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verb oil

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verb have lubricating properties

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verb apply a lubricant to

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verb make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant

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