Definitions for: Librate

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: weigh

See Also: heft, measure, oscillate, quantify, vibrate

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