Meaning of LIBRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'lIbreyt
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- [v] vibrate, as of a swing before it comes to a total rest
- [v] determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
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| | Synonyms: | | weigh |
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| | See Also: | | heft, measure, oscillate, quantify, vibrate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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