Skip to content Skip to search
About Report a problem (opens in a new tab)

lubrico

lubrico, to make slippery, lubricate

lūbrĭco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [lubricus], to make smooth or slippery, to lubricate (post-class.).
  • I Lit.: qui Lacedaemonium pytismate lubricat orbem, Juv. 11, 175: lubricatus lapis, Arn. 1, 22; Prud. στεφ. 11, 38.—
  • II To be slippery, Vulg. Thren. 4, 18: limo caenoso ripae supercilio lubricante, Ap. Met. 7, 18, 7.—
  • III Trop.: lubricatus, anointed, Prud. Psych. 571.

Saved

Recent

Keyboard shortcuts

/ s Search
← → Previous / next dictionary
1 – 9 Go to dictionary 1–9
j k Next / previous word in the word wheel
m Switch between Logeion and Morpho
b Save or unsave this word
Shift B Saved and recent words
l Look up the selected word
Esc Close suggestions or a panel
? This list