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View usage for: (lɪbəreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense liberates, present participle liberating, past tense, past participle liberated1. verbTo liberate a place or the people in it means to free them from the political or military control of another country, area, or group of people. They planned to march on and liberate the city. [VERB noun] They made a triumphal march into their liberated city. [VERB-ed] liberation (lɪbəreɪʃən) uncountable noun ...a mass liberation movement. 2. verbTo liberate someone from something means to help them escape from it or overcome it, and lead a better way of life. He asked how committed the leadership was to liberating its people from poverty. [VERB noun + from] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: free, release, rescue, save More Synonyms of liberate liberating adjective Telling your problems to a therapist can be a very liberating experience. liberation uncountable noun ...the women's liberation movement. Synonyms: freeing, release, freedom, liberty More Synonyms of liberate 3. verbTo liberate a prisoner means to set them free. The government is devising a plan to liberate prisoners held in detention camps. [VERB noun] liberate in British English (ˈlɪbəˌreɪt) verb (transitive)1. to give liberty to; make free 2. to release (something, esp a gas) from chemical combination during a chemical reaction 3. to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power 4. to free from social prejudices or injustices 5. euphemistic or facetious to steal Derived forms liberator (ˈliberˌator) noun liberate in American English (ˈlɪbərˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈliberˌated or ˈliberˌating1. to release from slavery, enemy occupation, etc. 2. Slang to steal or loot, esp. from a defeated enemy in wartime 3. Chemistry to free from combination in a compound SIMILAR WORDS: free Word origin < L liberatus, pp. of liberare, to set free, release < liber, free: see liberal Examples of 'liberate' in a sentenceliberate In other languagesliberate British English: liberate VERB To liberate a place or the people in it means to free them from the political or military control of another country, area, or group of people. They planned to march on and liberate the city. - American English: liberate
- Brazilian Portuguese: libertar
- Chinese: 解放
- European Spanish: liberar
- French: libérer
- German: befreien
- Italian: liberare
- Japanese: 解放する
- Korean: 해방하다
- European Portuguese: libertar
- Latin American Spanish: liberar
Chinese translation of 'liberate' vt - [city, country]
解放 (jiěfàng) - [oppressed people etc]
使获(獲)自由 (shǐ huò zìyóu) - [hostage, prisoner]
释(釋)放 (shìfàng)
Definition to release (a country) from enemy occupation How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty? Synonyms let out set free let loose unchain manumit Opposites jail , detain , imprison , lock up , confine, put away , intern, incarcerate , immure Additional synonymsDefinition to release or rescue (from captivity or danger) Mercifully, I was delivered from that pain. Synonyms release, free, save, rescue, loose, discharge, liberate, acquit, redeem, ransom, emancipateDefinition to release or allow to go You are being discharged on medical grounds. Synonyms release, free, clear, liberate, pardon, let go, acquit, allow to go, set free, exonerate, absolveDefinition to free from social, political, or legal restrictions the war which preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves Synonyms free, release, liberate, set free, deliver, discharge, let out, let loose, untie, unchain, enfranchise, unshackle, disencumber, unfetter, unbridle, disenthral, manumitAdditional synonymsa new female spiritual force to redeem the world Synonyms save, free, deliver, rescue, liberate, ransom, set free, extricate, emancipate, buy the freedom of, pay the ransom of Definition to free (a person or animal) from captivity or imprisonment He was released from custody the next day. Synonyms set free, free, discharge, liberate, drop, deliver, loose, let go, undo, let out, extricate, untie, disengage, emancipate, unchain, unfasten, turn loose, unshackle, unloose, unfetter, unbridle, manumitDefinition to bring (someone or something) out of danger or trouble Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people. Synonyms save, get out, save the life of, extricate, free, release, deliver, recover, liberate, set free, save (someone's) bacon (British, informal) Definition to rescue or preserve (a person or thing) from danger or harm She could have saved him from this final disaster. Synonyms rescue, free, release, deliver, recover, get out, liberate, salvage, redeem, bail out, come to someone's rescue, set free, save the life of, extricate, save someone's bacon (British, informal) Definition to unfasten or untie Many cultures have strict rules about women displaying unbound hair. Synonyms free, undo, loosen, release, set free, untie, unchain, unfasten, unstrap, unclasp, unshackle, unloose, unfetter, unyoke, unbridle Definition to unfasten or free something that is tied Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring. Synonyms undo, free, release, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unstrap, unclasp, unlace, unknot, unmoor, unbridle |