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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.

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