GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Librate (lībrāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Librated (lībrā́tĕd); 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, v. t. To poise; to balance.
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