Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lubricate

3 senses of lubricate

Sense 1
lubricate -- (have lubricating properties; "the liquid in this can lubricates well")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 2
lubricate, lube -- (apply a lubricant to; "lubricate my car")
       => fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride")

Sense 3
lubricate -- (make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")