liber

Latin

to weigh, balance, consider — but note this slug mixes two unrelated Latin sources

Variants:liberlibra

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From Latin lībra (balance, scales). Not to be confused with līber (free/book). Produces words about weighing and careful consideration: deliberate (weigh carefully before deciding), deliberately. The name Libra (the zodiac sign of the scales) comes from the same source. Liberate actually belongs to the līber (free) family.

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deliberately

Intentionally; in a careful, unhurried manner

deliberate

Done on purpose; to think carefully before deciding

liberate

To set free from imprisonment or oppression

libertine

A morally unrestrained person; dissolute in behaviour