lubricatev.

Brit.

/ˈluːbrᵻkeɪt/,

/ˈljuːbrᵻkeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈlubrəˌkeɪt/

Etymology: < Latin lūbricāt-, participial stem of lūbricāre , < lūbricus lubric adj.

a. transitive. To make slippery or smooth; to render smooth the motion or action of (something) by applying a fluid or unguent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > lubricate

foment?a1425

liquor1573

lubrify1611

lubricate1623

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Lubricate, to make slipper.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 425 Relaxing and lubricating the Passages, and quieting the Spasms by Opiats.

1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 574 A fluid which serves to lubricate the canal for the passage of the fæces.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 307/1 There are two glands which secrete a fluid to lubricate the ball of the eye.

1862 J. Tyndall Mountaineering in 1861 vi. 43 The liquid appeared to lubricate every atom of my body.

1866 R. Tate Plain & Easy Acct. Mollusks Great Brit. iv. 68 All molluscous animals secrete a mucous fluid to lubricate the skin.

b. To apply oil or some other substance to (a machine) in order to minimize the friction and make it run easily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > lubricate > lubricate machinery

lubricate1745

lube1961

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > operate other parts [verb (transitive)] > lubricate

lubricate1745

1745 E. Young Consolation 108 Man's..balmy Bath, That supples, lubricates, and keeps in Play, The various Movements of this nice Machine.

1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I i. Notes 21 He used oil or grease to..lubricate the cylinder.

1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) i. §9. 8 We are careful to lubricate the axles of our railway carriages.

c. gen. To oil or grease.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > smear with unguent

smearc825

enoil1340

anointa1375

ointa1382

balm1398

nointa1400

ensalvec1485

strake1506

grimec1580

inungate1599

inunct1623

unguent1656

illite1657

lubricate1791

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xvii. 105 Wash'd and lubricated with fresh oils.

1868 D. Livingstone 19 July in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. xii. 315 Dark brown fat, which they use to lubricate their hair.

d. Photography. To cover (a print) with a glazing agent as a preliminary to burnishing.

ΚΠ

1892 W. E. Woodbury Encycl. Photogr. at Burnisher The face of the mounted print is lubricated with soap.

2. transferred and figurative.

a. In general use.

ΚΠ

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 65 Here rills of oily eloquence in soft Meanders lubricate the course they take.

1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 6 July Fine music..has a sensible effect in..animating and as it were, lubricating my inventive faculty.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xvii. 291 There seemed a pool of honey about his heart which lubricated all his speech and action with fine jets of mead.

b. slang. To ply with drink; also intransitive to drink (Farmer Slang 1896).

ΚΠ

1900 Daily Express 26 June 7/3 His late employers..had..dismissed him for..‘lubricating the police’.

c. To grease the palm of; to bribe.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > bribe

meedOE

underorna1325

corrump1387

forbuy1393

hirec1400

wage1461

fee1487

under-arearc1503

bribe1528

grease1528

money1528

corrupt1548

budc1565

to feed with money1567

to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.)1580

sweeten1594

to grease the fist or (one) in the fist1598

over-bribe1619

to buy off1629

palter1641

to take off1646

buy1652

overmoneya1661

bub1684

to speak to ——1687

to tickle in the palm1694

daub1699

overbuy1710

touch1752

palm1767

to get at ——1780

fix1790

subsidize1793

sop1837

to buy over1848

backsheesh1850

nobble1856

square1859

hippodrome1866

see1867

boodleize1883

boodle1886

to get to ——1901

reach1906

straighten1923

lubricate1928

to keep (someone) sweet1939

sling1939

to pay off1942

bung1950

1928 Daily Express 12 July 1/1 He made specific charges. One was that taxicab proprietors have to ‘lubricate’ Scotland-yard before their taxicabs are passed for licensing.

3. absol. or intransitive. To act as a lubricant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (intransitive)] > act as lubricant

lubricate1726

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 11/1 Between the Axis and the Circle in which it turns, there shou'd be some~what to lubricate.

1739 S. Sharp Treat. Operations Surg. 77 The Patient is..relieved by..the Mucilaginous, the Saponaceous, &c. [remedies], some of which lubricate, and others both lubricate and stimulate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lubricate
释义	lubricateadj. /ˈl(j)uːbrɪkət/ Etymology: < Latin lūbricātus, past participle of lūbricāre : see lubricate v. and -ate suffix². rare. Slippery; smooth and oily. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > of the nature of oil > oily and slippery sliddera1000 slippera1050 fugitivec1485 slippery1551 lubricous1659 soapy1732 saponaceous1837 lubricate1848 fugacious1872 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. iv. vii. 298 A fat priest, with a lubricate and shining nose. 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Lubricate, slippery. (Rare.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2021). lubricatev. Brit. /ˈluːbrᵻkeɪt/, /ˈljuːbrᵻkeɪt/, U.S. /ˈlubrəˌkeɪt/ Etymology: < Latin lūbricāt-, participial stem of lūbricāre , < lūbricus lubric adj. 1. a. transitive. To make slippery or smooth; to render smooth the motion or action of (something) by applying a fluid or unguent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > lubricate foment?a1425 liquor1573 lubrify1611 lubricate1623 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Lubricate, to make slipper. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 425 Relaxing and lubricating the Passages, and quieting the Spasms by Opiats. 1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 574 A fluid which serves to lubricate the canal for the passage of the fæces. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 307/1 There are two glands which secrete a fluid to lubricate the ball of the eye. 1862 J. Tyndall Mountaineering in 1861 vi. 43 The liquid appeared to lubricate every atom of my body. 1866 R. Tate Plain & Easy Acct. Mollusks Great Brit. iv. 68 All molluscous animals secrete a mucous fluid to lubricate the skin. b. To apply oil or some other substance to (a machine) in order to minimize the friction and make it run easily. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > lubricate > lubricate machinery lubricate1745 lube1961 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > operate other parts [verb (transitive)] > lubricate lubricate1745 1745 E. Young Consolation 108 Man's..balmy Bath, That supples, lubricates, and keeps in Play, The various Movements of this nice Machine. 1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I i. Notes 21 He used oil or grease to..lubricate the cylinder. 1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) i. §9. 8 We are careful to lubricate the axles of our railway carriages. c. gen. To oil or grease. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (transitive)] > smear with unguent smearc825 enoil1340 anointa1375 ointa1382 balm1398 nointa1400 ensalvec1485 strake1506 grimec1580 inungate1599 inunct1623 unguent1656 illite1657 lubricate1791 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xvii. 105 Wash'd and lubricated with fresh oils. 1868 D. Livingstone 19 July in Last Jrnls. (1874) I. xii. 315 Dark brown fat, which they use to lubricate their hair. d. Photography. To cover (a print) with a glazing agent as a preliminary to burnishing. ΚΠ 1892 W. E. Woodbury Encycl. Photogr. at Burnisher The face of the mounted print is lubricated with soap. 2. transferred and figurative. a. In general use. ΚΠ 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 65 Here rills of oily eloquence in soft Meanders lubricate the course they take. 1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 6 July Fine music..has a sensible effect in..animating and as it were, lubricating my inventive faculty. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xvii. 291 There seemed a pool of honey about his heart which lubricated all his speech and action with fine jets of mead. b. slang. To ply with drink; also intransitive to drink (Farmer Slang 1896). ΚΠ 1900 Daily Express 26 June 7/3 His late employers..had..dismissed him for..‘lubricating the police’. c. To grease the palm of; to bribe. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > bribe meedOE underorna1325 corrump1387 forbuy1393 hirec1400 wage1461 fee1487 under-arearc1503 bribe1528 grease1528 money1528 corrupt1548 budc1565 to feed with money1567 to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.)1580 sweeten1594 to grease the fist or (one) in the fist1598 over-bribe1619 to buy off1629 palter1641 to take off1646 buy1652 overmoneya1661 bub1684 to speak to ——1687 to tickle in the palm1694 daub1699 overbuy1710 touch1752 palm1767 to get at ——1780 fix1790 subsidize1793 sop1837 to buy over1848 backsheesh1850 nobble1856 square1859 hippodrome1866 see1867 boodleize1883 boodle1886 to get to ——1901 reach1906 straighten1923 lubricate1928 to keep (someone) sweet1939 sling1939 to pay off1942 bung1950 1928 Daily Express 12 July 1/1 He made specific charges. One was that taxicab proprietors have to ‘lubricate’ Scotland-yard before their taxicabs are passed for licensing. 3. absol. or intransitive. To act as a lubricant. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [verb (intransitive)] > act as lubricant lubricate1726 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture II. 11/1 Between the Axis and the Circle in which it turns, there shou'd be some~what to lubricate. 1739 S. Sharp Treat. Operations Surg. 77 The Patient is..relieved by..the Mucilaginous, the Saponaceous, &c. [remedies], some of which lubricate, and others both lubricate and stimulate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1848v.1623
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lubricateadj.

lubricatev.