About The Word Librate

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Librate to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Librate definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Librate

Librate Meaning & Definition
Librate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Librate?

[v] vibrate, as of a swing before it comes to a total rest
[v] determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Librate: weigh

Related Terms | Find terms related to Librate:

See Also | heft | measure | oscillate | quantify | vibrate

Librate In Webster's Dictionary

\Li"brate\ (l[imac]"br[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Librated} (l[imac]"br[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Librating}.] [L. libratus, p. p. of librare to balance, to make even, fr. libra. Cf. {Level}, {Deliberate}, {Equilibrium}.] To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised. Their parts all librate on too nice a beam. --Clifton.
\Li"brate\, v. t. To poise; to balance.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Guyana dollar ‐ the basic unit of money…
  • Wastefully ‐ to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally…
  • Draught horse ‐ horse adapted for drawing…
  • Live load ‐ a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving…
  • Quay ‐ wharf usually built parallel to the…
  • Common bean ‐ any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried [n] the common…
  • Indian rhubarb ‐ Asian herb (Himalayas) [n] rhizomatous perennial herb with large…
  • Motorist ‐ someone who drives (or travels in) an…
  • Bermuda shorts ‐ (usually in the plural) short pants that end…
  • Quickest ‐ most quickly