Lī'brāte1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. LIBRATED; p. pr. & vb. n. LIBRATING.] [Lat. librare, libratum, from libra, a balance; It. librare.] To poise; to balance; to hold in equipoise.
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[imp. & p. p. LIBRATED; p. pr. & vb. n. LIBRATING.] [Lat. librare, libratum, from libra, a balance; It. librare.] To poise; to balance; to hold in equipoise.
To move, as a balance; to be poised. Their parts all librate on too nice a beam. Clifton.