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liberate

[ lib-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

liberated, liberating.
  1. to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government.
  3. to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, especially arising from traditional role expectations or bias.
  4. to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas.
  5. Slang. to steal or take over illegally:

    The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes.



liberate

/ ˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to give liberty to; make free
  2. to release (something, esp a gas) from chemical combination during a chemical reaction
  3. to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power
  4. to free from social prejudices or injustices
  5. euphemistic.
    to steal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • İ·t ···ٴ· [lib, -er-, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • İ·tǰ noun
  • ·İ·ٱ verb (used with object) preliberated preliberating
  • ·İ·ٱ verb (used with object) reliberated reliberating
  • ܲ·İ·e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of liberate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin īٳܲ (past participle of ī “to free”), equivalent to ī- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix. See liberal, -ate 1
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Synonym Study

See release.
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“He liberated us the moment he walked into the White House,” his followers continue to preach.

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But the only true “liberation” will be us Americans — consumers and taxpayers — being liberated from even more of our hard-earned income.

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From what will we be liberated on Liberation Day?

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Welby said it was more important for victims to be "cared for... liberated to rebuild their lives" by the Church than to speak about forgiveness.

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Trump and his gang prance around, pretending they’ve come to slay the bureaucratic Leviathan, to liberate the people from the tyranny of big government.

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