lubricate

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Glucosamine-7 contains the ingredient 5-Loxin® which is clinically shown to help protect, lubricate, and cushion cartilage.

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  1. transitive verb To apply a lubricant to.
  2. transitive verb To make slippery or smooth.
  3. intransitive verb To act as a lubricant.

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  • The bearings can also self-lubricate in high-load uses that tend to squeeze out applied lubricants. —  Machine Design -
  • Within MAD, it contains the guidelines for operators to safely clean, inspect and lubricate (CIL) their machines, as well as to eliminate the potential sources of contamination. —  Reliable Plant Magazine
  • Any oil / grease will lubricate, the main factor is how well it stays on, referred to as fling off which cakes your rear wheel rim
  • Glucosamine-7 contains the ingredient 5-Loxin® which is clinically shown to help protect, lubricate, and cushion cartilage. —  MLM Business Opportunities Blog
  • Biden usually requires 90 seconds just to warm up and lubricate his vocal cords, after which he reliably barks some ridiculous gaffe. —  Englishman in New York
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  1. Latin lūbricāre, lūbricāt-, from lūbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin lubricatus, past participle of lubricare (later Italian lubricare = Spanish Portuguese lubricar), make slippery, from lubricus. slippery: see lubric.
  2. from Latin lubricatus, past participle of lubricare, make slippery: see lubricate, v.
 

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