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lubricate
verb
1 lubricate
Have lubricating properties.
Roget 332:
lubricate,
lubricitate†;
oil,
grease,
lather,
soap;
wax.
Roget 705:
be easy
etc.
adj.;
go on smoothly,
run smoothly;
have full play
etc.
n.;
go on all fours,
run on all fours;
obey the helm,
work well.
flow with the stream,
swim with the stream,
drift with the stream,
go with the stream,
flow with the tide,
drift with the tide;
see one's way;
have all one's own way,
have the game in one's own hands;
walk over the course,
win at a canter;
make light of,
make nothing of,
make no bones of.
be at home in,
make it look easy,
do it with one's eyes closed,
do it in one's sleep
etc.
(skillful)
698.
render easy
etc.
adj.;
facilitate,
smooth,
ease;
popularize;
lighten,
lighten the labor;
free,
clear;
disencumber,
disembarrass,
disentangle,
disengage;
deobstruct†,
unclog,
extricate,
unravel;
untie the knot,
cut the knot;
disburden,
unload,
exonerate,
emancipate,
free from,
deoppilate†;
humor
etc.
(aid)
707;
lubricate
etc.
332;
relieve
etc.
834.
leave a hole to creep out of,
leave a loophole,
leave the matter open;
give the reins to,
give full play,
give full swing;
make way for;
open the door to,
open the way,
prepare the ground,
smooth the ground,
clear the ground,
open the way,
open the path,
open the road;
pave the way,
bridge over;
permit
etc.
760.
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Roget 255:
smooth,
smoothen†;
plane;
file;
mow,
shave;
level,
roll;
macadamize;
polish,
burnish,
calender†,
glaze;
iron,
hot-press,
mangle;
lubricate
etc.
(oil)
332.
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2 lubricate
Apply a lubricant to:
— Lubricate my car.
synonym: lube.
3 lubricate
Make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant.
Dutch: smeren
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