Synonyms of lubricates

lubricates

verb

present tense third-person singular of lubricate

as in greases

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

used a petroleum based machine oil to lubricate the gears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greases
• oils
• waxes
• wets
• washes
• soaks
• bathes
• waters
• slicks
• drenches
• douses
• dowses
• souses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarsens
• roughens
• dries
• roughs
• dehydrates
• sears
• parches