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liberate
[ lib-uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
Synonyms: loose, disenthrall, unfetter, deliver
- to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government.
- to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, especially arising from traditional role expectations or bias.
- to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas.
- Slang. to steal or take over illegally:
The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes.
liberate
/ ˈlɪbəˌreɪt /
verb
- to give liberty to; make free
- to release (something, esp a gas) from chemical combination during a chemical reaction
- to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power
- to free from social prejudices or injustices
- euphemistic.to steal
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Derived Forms
- ˈliberˌator, noun
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Other Words From
- liber·ative lib·er·a·to·ry [lib, -er-, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- liber·ator noun
- pre·liber·ate verb (used with object) preliberated preliberating
- re·liber·ate verb (used with object) reliberated reliberating
- un·liber·ated adjective
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Example Sentences
And we will liberate Chechnya and the entire Caucasus, God willing.
I would enslave them even more and liberate men so they would start behaving like men again.
We fought in Mosul 10 days,” Jasim said, “then they sent us to Bayji to help the army liberate the refinery.
During the conflict to liberate Kuwait, Egypt contributed the fourth-largest contingent of troops to the international coalition.
They participated in the struggle to liberate India in language borrowed from or revitalized by their rulers.
He promised to liberate all prisoners of war who might fall into insurgent hands, on surrender of their arms and ammunition.
At the first meeting the Filipinos agreed to liberate all except the friars, because these might raise trouble.
Fearless, strong, and proud, he will conquer all obstacles; he will break his chains and liberate mankind.
But to act, I have come, madame, to liberate from this shambles the gentle lamb you hold here prisoned.
They profess to liberate the soul from the evils of mortal life,--to arrive at eternal beatitudes.
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