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lubricate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of lubricate

to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction

  • used a petroleum based machine oil to lubricate the gears
Synonyms of lubricate

grease, oil, slick, wax
Words Related to lubricate

bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet
Near Antonyms of lubricate

coarsen, rough, roughen

dehydrate, dry, parch, sear

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