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Webster 1913 Edition

Verb.

[L.

lubricatus

, p. p. of

lubricare

to lubricate. See

To make smooth or slippery;

as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies

lubricate

the parts to which they are applied

S. Sharp.

Supples,

lubricates

, and keeps in play,
The various movements of this nice machine.

Young.

To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.

Verb.

[L. lubrico, from lubricus, slippery; allied to labor, to slip or slide.]

To make smooth or slippery. Mucilaginous and saponaceous medicines lubricate the parts to which they are applied.