lubricate
verb (used with object)
to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
had lubricated
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past perfectof lubricate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Furthermore, the polite fictions which she had lubricated her conscience withal, regarding her desires and intentions, were shown up at precisely their true value, and a very discreditable spectacle they made.
From Bressant by Julian Hawthorne
As the robot was dismembered, the fluid that had lubricated the complex mechanism flowed from its wounds and was poured by the women into a five-gallon can.
From Let There Be Light by Horace Brown Fyfe
