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   Lib·er·ate

   /ˈlibəˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. set (someone) free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery, in which their liberty is severely restricted: "the serfs had been liberated"
   • ▪ free (a country, city, or people) from enemy occupation: "twelve months earlier Paris had been liberated"
   • ▪ release (someone) from a state or situation that limits freedom of thought or behavior: "the use of computers can liberate students from the constraints of disabilities"
   • ▪ free (someone) from rigid social conventions, especially those concerned with accepted sexual roles: "ways of working politically that liberate women"
   • ▪ steal (something): "the drummer's wearing a beret he's liberated from Lord knows where"
   • ▪ release (gas, energy, etc.) as a result of chemical reaction or physical decomposition: "energy liberated by the annihilation of matter"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin liberat- ‘freed’, from the verb liberare, from liber ‘free’.

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   The meaning of LIBERATE is to set at liberty : free; specifically : to free (something, such as a country) from domination by a foreign power. How to use liberate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Liberate.

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   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. The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes.

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   LIBERATE definition: 1. to help someone or something to be free: 2. to steal something: 3. to help someone or…. Learn more.

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   LIBERATE meaning: 1. to help someone or something to be free: 2. to steal something: 3. to help someone or…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishliberate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   liberate somebody (from something) to free somebody from something that limits their control over and pleasure in their own life. Writing poetry liberated her from the routine of everyday life.

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   To liberate something means to release it from confinement. As the saying goes, "If you love something, set it free," — liberate it.

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   Liberate definition: To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIBERATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To liberate someone from something means to help them escape from it or overcome it, and lead a better way of life.

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    Definition of liberate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb liberate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.