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1. (v.t.) liberate
to set free, as from imprisonment.
2. liberate
to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government.
3. liberate
to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, esp. arising from traditional role expectations or bias.
4. liberate
to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas.
5. liberate
Informal. to steal or take over illegally:
The prisoners liberated a consignment of chocolates.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L līberātus, ptp. of līberāre to free, der. of līber free)
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| Definition of 'liberate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) emancipate, liberate
give equal rights to; of women and minorities
2. (verb) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
grant freedom to; free from confinement
3. (verb) liberate, set free
grant freedom to
"The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
4. (verb) release, free, liberate
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
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1. (verb) liberate
to set free
Troops marched in and liberated the city.
2. liberate
to make it possible for sb to do what they want to do
As a musician he felt punk music liberated him.
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| Definition of 'liberate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) liberate
to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases
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Sense: to set free
The prisoners were liberated by the new government.
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 Afrikaans: bevry |
 Arabic: يُحَرِّر |
 Bulgarian: освобождавам |
 Brazilian: libertar |
 Czech: osvobodit |
 German: freilassen |
 Danish: befri |
 Greek: ελευθερώνω |
 Spanish: liberar, poner en liberta |
 Estonian: vabastama |
 Farsi: آزاد کردن |
 Finnish: vapauttaa |
 French: libérer |
 Hebrew: לְשַחרֵר |
 Hindi: मुक्त करना |
 Croatian: osloboditi |
 Hungarian: felszabadít |
 Indonesian: membebaskan |
 Icelandic: frelsa |
 Italian: liberare |
 Japanese: 自由にする |
 Korean: 자유롭게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: išvaduoti, paleisti |
 Latvian: atbrīvot |
 Malay: membebaskan |
 Dutch: vrijlaten, bevrijden |
 Norwegian: sette fri, befri |
 Polish: wyzwolić |
 Persian: آزاد کردن |
 Pashto: آزادول |
 Portuguese: libertar |
 Romanian: a elibera |
 Russian: освобождать |
 Slovak: oslobodiť |
 Slovenian: osvoboditi |
 Serbian: osloboditi |
 Swedish: befria |
 Thai: ปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ |
 Turkish: serbest bırakmak |
 Taiwanese: 解放, 釋放 |
 Ukrainian: звільняти, визволяти |
 Urdu: آزاد کرنا |
 Vietnamese: giải phóng |
 Chinese: 解放，释放 |
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