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calibrate (v.)
1839, verb formed from
caliber
+
-ate
(2). Related:
calibrated
;
calibrating
.
delibrate (v.)
1620s, "to pull off the bark of a tree," from Latin
delibrare
"to peel," from
de-
(see
de-
) +
liber
"bark" (see
library
).
recalibrate (v.)
1883, from
re-
+
calibrate
. Related:
Recalibrated
;
recalibrating
.
equilibrate
"Bring into or keep in equilibrium", Mid 17th century: from late Latin
aequilibrat-
'made to balance', from the verb
aequilibrare
, from
aequi-
'equally' +
libra
'balance'.