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lib·er·ate

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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

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

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, esp. 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.

[Origin: 1615–25; < L līberātus (ptp. of līberāre to free), equiv. to līberā- v. s. + -tus ptp. suffix. See liberal, -ate¹

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—Related forms

lib·er·a·tive, lib·er·a·to·ry

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lib·er·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. deliver, unfetter, disenthrall, loose. See release.

—Antonyms 1. imprison; enthrall.

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lib·er·ate Audio Help (lĭb'ə-rāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates

To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
Slang To obtain by illegal or stealthy action: tried to sell appliances that were liberated during the riot.

[Latin līberāre, līberāt-, from līber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]

lib'er·at'ing·ly adv., lib'er·a'tor n.

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