lubricate
verb/ˈluːbrɪkeɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lūbricātus, perfect passive participle of lūbricō (“make slippery”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from lūbricus (“slippery”).
- borrowed from lūbricātus
Definitions
To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.
- If your bicycle chain is squeaking you should lubricate it.
To cause someone to become drunk, especially to make them more sociable or talkative.
- They listened with wonder and pride at their album as it played several times throughout the afternoon, with Cosmo lubricating them with beer and whiskey.
The neighborhood
- neighborlubricity
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for lubricate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA