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librate

[lahy-breyt]

verb (used without object), -brat·ed, -brat·ing.

to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.

to remain poised or balanced.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin lībrātus past participle of lībrāre. to balance, make level, bring to equilibrium. See Libra, -ate¹

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librate (ˈlaɪbreɪt)

—vb
1.	to oscillate or waver
2.	to hover or be balanced

[C17: back formation from libration]

libratory

—*adj*

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