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1. lubricate
verb. ['ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt'] make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant.
Synonyms
- change
- alter
Antonyms
- break
- abstain
- fire
Etymology
- lubricatus (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Lubricate
- abdicate
- adjudicate
- advocate
- aguacate
- allocate
- aluminosilicate
- authenticate
- bifurcate
- bifurcate
- cheapskate
- communicate
- complicate
- confiscate
- dedicate
- deprecate
- domesticate
- duplicate
- educate
- educate
- equivocate
Example sentences of the word lubricate
1. Verb, base form
Do not lubricate the drive wheel or its belt groove.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Tears naturally lubricate the eyes so that the eyelid can move smoothly over them.
Quotes containing the word lubricate
1. Games lubricate the body and mind.
- Benjamin Franklin
2. lubricate
verb. ['ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt'] apply a lubricant to.
Synonyms
- lube
- make full
- fill up
Antonyms
- unseal
- deconcentrate
- destabilize
- enable
Etymology
- lubricatus (Latin)
3. lubricate
verb. ['ˈluːbrɪˌkeɪt'] have lubricating properties.
Antonyms
- depersonalize
Etymology
- lubricatus (Latin)