About The Word Librate
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Librate
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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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