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L / lūbrĭco
verb transitive

lūbrĭco

2nd PP lūbrĭcāre · 3rd PP lūbrĭcāvi · 4th PP lūbrĭcātum · conj. 1st
to make smooth; slippery, to lubricate
to make smooth or slippery, to lubricate (postclass.).
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Lit.: qui Lacedaemonium pytismate lubricat orbem, Juv. 11, 175: lubricatus lapis, Arn. 1, 22; Prud. στεφ. 11, 38.—
To be slippery •
To be slippery, Vulg. Thren. 4, 18: limo caenoso ripae supercilio lubricante, App. M. 7, 18 (p. 481), 196, 3.—
figuratively •
Trop.: lubricatus, anointed, Prud. Psych. 571.
Perseus ID: n27028 Key: lubrico