lubricate
v. US //ˈɫubɹɪˌkeɪt// UK //lˈuːbɹɪkˌeɪt// lu·bri·cate
Borrowed from Latin lūbricātus, perfect passive participle of lūbricō (“make slippery”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from lūbricus (“slippery”).