lubricate

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verb

1. have lubricating properties
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
• Derivationally related forms:
lubrication, lubricant, lubricator
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. apply a lubricant to
- lubricate my car
• Syn:
lube
• Derivationally related forms:
lubrication, lubricant
• Hypernyms:
fill, fill up, make full
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something with something
3. make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
- lubricate the key
• Derivationally related forms:
lubrication, lubricant
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something