underlubricate

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verb

To lubricate too little.

Opposite
overlubricate
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Meanings

verbunderlubricate (third-person singular simple present underlubricates, present participle underlubricating, simple past and past participle underlubricated)

present singular third person underlubricates · participle present underlubricating · participle past underlubricated · past underlubricated

  1. transitiveTo lubricate too little.

    Antonyms: overlubricate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo lubricate too little.

Opposite
overlubricate

Origin

From under- + lubricate.

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APA

underlubricate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlubricate

MLA

“underlubricate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlubricate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underlubricate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlubricate.

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