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Definition of Librate

1. Verb. Determine the weight of. "The butcher weighed the chicken"

2. Verb. Vibrate before coming to a total rest. "The children's swing librated"

Definition of Librate

1. v. i. To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised.

2. v. t. To poise; to balance.

Definition of Librate

1. Noun. (obsolete) A piece of land having a value of one pound per year ¹

2. Verb. To oscillate (like the beam of a balance) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Librate

1. to move from side to side [v -BRATED, -BRATING, -BRATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Librate

library fine library hand library materials library paste library program library routine library schools library science library sciences library services

library surveys library technical services libraryless librarylike libras librate (current term) librated librates librating libration

librational librations libratious libratory libre libretti librettist librettists libretto librettos

Literary usage of Librate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oxford Silver Pennies from A.D.925-A.D.1272 by Charles Lewis Stainer (1904)
"Arrived there, the coffer containing the trial librate was once more emptied and counted afresh by the expert, the rest standing by and watching his ..."

2. The History of the Borough, Castle, and Barony of Alnwick by George Tate (1866)
"... consistent with the ascertained acreage of a librate in the Alnwick district. ... and unlike the librate, it cannot be considered dependant on value. ..."

3. Studies in English Official Historical Documents by Hubert Hall (1908)
"The formula of valuation employed in the earliest general Aids of the 13th century would seem to have been partly connected with the librate valuation and ..."

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