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- calibrate (v.)[calibrate 词源字典]
- 1839, verb formed from caliber + -ate (2). Related: calibrated; calibrating.[calibrate etymology, calibrate origin, 英语词源]
- 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'.