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LIBRATE
Definition of LIBRATE
verb
To oscillate (like the beam of a balance).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin lībrātus, perfect passive participle of lībrō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lībra (“a balance”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LIBRATE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LIBRATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LIBRATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LIBRAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found LIBRATE?
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