verb (used with object),lib·er·at·ed,lib·er·at·ing.
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
First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin līberātus (past participle of līberāre “to free”), equivalent to līberā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix. See liberal, -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR liberate
1 deliver, unfetter, disenthrall, loose.
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ANTONYMS FOR liberate
1 imprison; enthrall.
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synonym study for liberate
1. See release.
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/, adjectivelib·er·a·tor,nounpre·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
Words nearby liberate
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British Dictionary definitions for liberate
liberate
/ (ˈlɪbəˌreɪt) /
verb(tr)
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