[lu.bri.cate] vb -cat.ed ; -cat.ing [L lubricatus, pp. of lubricare, fr. lubricus slippery--more at sleeve] vt (ca. 1623) 1: to make smooth or slippery
2: to apply a lubricant to ~ vi: to act as a lubricant -- lu.bri.ca.tion n -- lu.bri.ca.tive adj -- lu.bri.ca.tor n