Lū'bri-cāte, v. t.

v. t. [Lat. lubricare, lubricatum: It. lubricare, Sp. lubricar and lubrificar: Fr. lubrifier. See LUBRIC.] To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous medicines lubricate the parts to which they are applied.

That profuse and irrepressible wordiness ... lubricates and weakens the whole structure of their style. Jeffrey.