Define the word librate"Librate" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Librate \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.
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Their parts all librate on too nice a beam. --Clifton.
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"Librate" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Librate \Li"brate\, v. t.
To poise; to balance.
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"librate" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
librate
v 1: determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
[syn: weigh]
2: vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children's swing
librated"
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