liberateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈlɪb.ər.eɪt/us/ˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/to help someone or something to be free:
They said they sent troops in to liberate the people/the country from a dictator.
humorous to steal something:
She liberated those spoons from a restaurant last week.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Liberating, relaxing and releasing
- chillax
- decontrol
- deregulate
- emancipate
- exempt
- free
- get
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen (sb) up
- loosen sb's tongue idiom 1
- loosen sb's tongue
- relax your grip/hold idiom
- release
- unbind
- unconfined
- unhand
- untethered
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liberator
noun [ C ] uk/ˈlɪb.ər.eɪ.tər/us/ˈlɪb.ə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
People came out into the streets to welcome the liberators.