librate
Americanverb (used without object)
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to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
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to remain poised or balanced.
verb
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to oscillate or waver
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to hover or be balanced
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of librate
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin lībrātus, past participle of lībrāre “to balance, make level, bring to equilibrium”; see Libra, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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The Librate Roll of Henry III. gives us a list of embroiderers’ names: Alain de Basinge, Adam de Bakeryne, John de Colonia, &c.; and in the wardrobe accompts of Richard II.,
From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
Librate, lī′brāt, v.t. to poise: to balance.—v.i. to move slightly: to be poised.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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