oil

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of OIL

to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction <if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently>

Synonyms grease, oil, slick, wax

Related Words bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet

Near Antonyms coarsen, rough, roughen; dehydrate, dry, parch, sear

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