mislubricate

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verb

To lubricate incorrectly.

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Meanings

verbmislubricate (third-person singular simple present mislubricates, present participle mislubricating, simple past and past participle mislubricated)

present singular third person mislubricates · participle present mislubricating · participle past mislubricated · past mislubricated

  1. To lubricate incorrectly.

    The tendency at present is to overload and mislubricate

    1913, Flight International - Volume 4, page 1154
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    […] to ensure that nothing is overlooked, or mislubricated from lack of experience.

    1977, Hydrocarbon Processing - Volume 56, page 81

    If not well-meaningly mislubricated, no repair would have been required.

    1990, Fritz Noack, The American Organist - Volume 24, Issues 1-6, page 69

Origin

From mis- + lubricate.

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