margarine

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.
2. (dated, uncountable, usually)The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

verb

1. (transitive)To spread or cover (something) with margarine.

   “Putting the finishing touches on her party dinner, this attractive hostess does the last minute job of margarining her rolls to serve piping hot to her guests.”

   “She is margarining a slice of bread, rubbing the grease carefully into the crumb.”

   “Now that she was back in the land of the living, she took to margarining our toast again.”

   “He has been totally occupied since we sat down, margarining every inch of his roll, likewise his baked potato, salting down everything in sight.”