lu·bri·cate (lū'brĭ-kāt')

v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.

v.tr.

1. To apply a lubricant to.
2. To make slippery or smooth.

v.intr.
To act as a lubricant.

[Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-, from lūbricus, slippery.]

lubrication lu'bri·ca'tion n.
lubricative lu'bri·ca'tive adj.

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