liberate
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
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.
Origin of liberate
1synonym study For liberate
Other words for liberate
Opposites for liberate
Other words from liberate
- lib·er·a·tive, lib·er·a·to·ry [lib-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈlɪb ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- lib·er·a·tor, noun
- pre·lib·er·ate, verb (used with object), pre·lib·er·at·ed, pre·lib·er·at·ing.
- re·lib·er·ate, verb (used with object), re·lib·er·at·ed, re·lib·er·at·ing.
- un·lib·er·at·ed, adjective
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How to use liberate in a sentence
As Kurdish leaders acknowledge, liberating Mosul is beyond the capability of the peshmerga and government forces will be needed.
Iraqi Kurds Get Their Groove Back, End Siege of Mount Sinjar | Jamie Dettmer | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRichard, a 49-year-old, talked about his first time getting painted by Golub as a liberating, almost spiritual experience.
People for whom a game that openly invites such jokes is a liberating catharsis.
The Case Against Cards Against Humanity: Is Max Temkin a Horrible Person? (Does It Matter?) | Arthur Chu | July 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut to be open in that way is very exposing, but it can be liberating, too.
Natasha Lyonne and Yael Stone on OITNB’s Heartbreaking Scene | Kevin Fallon | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe had a wonderful time—I think it was a liberating experience for two Irishmen to meet almost 10 thousand miles from home.
Sebastian Barry, Ireland’s Greatest Living Writer, Speaks for the Voiceless | Allen Barra | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
After a time it ruptures, liberating many minute rods, or sporozoites, which have formed within it.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIn the same year Carthagena and Cuman, surrendered to the liberating forces in Venezuela.
You want to "reform things," poor girl—to rise and lay about you, slaying monsters and liberating captive maids.
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceI repeated the oath I had taken over and over again, and I did not find that it in any way prevented me from liberating the prize.
Peter the Whaler | W.H.G. KingstonThen, liberating my right arm, the brigands fetched a lamp and writing materials, covering their faces with masks.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis Miltoun
British Dictionary definitions for liberate
/ (ˈlɪbəˌreɪt) /
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, or facetious to steal
Derived forms of liberate
- liberator, noun
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