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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’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   To set free, release, or emancipate someone or something from captivity, oppression, or constraints. "The army fought bravely to liberate the city from enemy control." Detailed Meaning of 'liberate' When someone 'liberates' another, they grant them freedom and autonomy, often from physical, social, or ideological restrictions.

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