librate

li·bra·tion

L0151500 (lī-brā′shən)n. A very slow oscillation, real or apparent, of a satellite as viewed from the larger celestial body around which it revolves.

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[Latin lībrātiō, lībrātiōn-, oscillation, from lībrātus, past participle of lībrāre, to balance, from lībra, balance.]

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li′brate′ (lī′brāt′) v.li·bra′tion·al adj.li′bra·to′ry (-brə-tôr′ē) adj.

librate

(ˈlaɪbreɪt) vb (intr) 1. to oscillate or waver2. to hover or be balanced[C17: back formation from libration] libratory adj

librate

Past participle: librated
Gerund: librating

Imperative
librate
librate

Present
I librate
you librate
he/she/it librates
we librate
you librate
they librate

Preterite
I librated
you librated
he/she/it librated
we librated
you librated
they librated

Present Continuous
I am librating
you are librating
he/she/it is librating
we are librating
you are librating
they are librating

Present Perfect
I have librated
you have librated
he/she/it has librated
we have librated
you have librated
they have librated

Past Continuous
I was librating
you were librating
he/she/it was librating
we were librating
you were librating
they were librating

Past Perfect
I had librated
you had librated
he/she/it had librated
we had librated
you had librated
they had librated

Future
I will librate
you will librate
he/she/it will librate
we will librate
you will librate
they will librate

Future Perfect
I will have librated
you will have librated
he/she/it will have librated
we will have librated
you will have librated
they will have librated

Future Continuous
I will be librating
you will be librating
he/she/it will be librating
we will be librating
you will be librating
they will be librating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been librating
you have been librating
he/she/it has been librating
we have been librating
you have been librating
they have been librating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been librating
you will have been librating
he/she/it will have been librating
we will have been librating
you will have been librating
they will have been librating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been librating
you had been librating
he/she/it had been librating
we had been librating
you had been librating
they had been librating

Conditional
I would librate
you would librate
he/she/it would librate
we would librate
you would librate
they would librate

Past Conditional
I would have librated
you would have librated
he/she/it would have librated
we would have librated
you would have librated
they would have librated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	librate - determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"weighmeasure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"heft - test the weight of something by lifting itweigh - have a certain weight
	2.	librate - vibrate before coming to a total rest; "the children's swing librated"oscillate, vibrate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"