Found 3 items, similar to Lubricate.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: lubricate
melumas, meminyaki, menggemuki
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lubricate
lubricate
v 1: have lubricating properties;
“the liquid in this can
lubricates well”
2: apply a lubricant to;
“lubricate my car” [syn:
lube]
3: make slippery or smooth through the application of a
lubricant;
“lubricate the key”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lubricate
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]