liberatory

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lib⋅er⋅ate

[lib-uh-reyt]

–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, -ate ¹

Related forms:

lib⋅er⋅a⋅tive, lib⋅er⋅a⋅to⋅ry [lib-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

, adjective

lib⋅er⋅a⋅tor, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. imprison; enthrall.

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