liberate

lib·er·ate

 (lĭb′ə-rāt′)

tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates

1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.

2. Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.

3. Slang To obtain by illegal or stealthy action: tried to sell appliances that were liberated during the riot.

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[Latin līberāre, līberāt-, from līber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lib′er·at′ing·ly adv.

lib′er·a′tor n.

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liberate

(ˈlɪbəˌreɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to give liberty to; make free

2. (Chemistry) to release (something, esp a gas) from chemical combination during a chemical reaction

3. (Military) to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power

4. to free from social prejudices or injustices

5. euphemistic or facetious to steal

ˈliberˌator n

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lib•er•ate

(ˈlɪb əˌreɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.

1. to set free, as from imprisonment.

2. to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government.

3. to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, esp. arising from traditional role expectations or bias.

4. to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas.

5. Informal. to steal or take over illegally: The prisoners liberated a consignment of chocolates.

[1615–25; < Latin līberātus, past participle of līberāre to free, derivative of līber free]

lib′er•a`tor, n.

syn: See release.

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liberate

Past participle: liberated
Gerund: liberating

Imperative

liberate

liberate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	liberate - give equal rights to; of women and minorities emancipate change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	2.	liberate - grant freedom to; free from confinement free, loose, unloose, unloosen, release unspell - release from a spell unchain - make free bail - release after a security has been paid run - set animals loose to graze bail out - free on bail parole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
	3.	liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" set free discharge, free - free from obligations or duties affranchise, enfranchise - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" manumit, emancipate - free from slavery or servitude decolonise, decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"
	4.	liberate - release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition release, free chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions bring forth, generate - bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"

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liberate

verb free, release, rescue, save, deliver, discharge, redeem, let out, set free, let loose, untie, emancipate, unchain, unbind, manumit How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty?
jail, detain, imprison, lock up, confine, put away, intern, incarcerate, immure

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liberate

verb

To set at liberty:

discharge, emancipate, free, loose, manumit, release.

Slang: spring.

Idiom: let loose.

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Translations

يُحَرِّر

osvobodit

befri

befreienfreilassen

ελευθερώνω

liberarponer en libertad

libérerréformerdélivrer

felszabadít

frelsa

essere liberoliberareliberatoreliberatriceliberazione

išsivadavimasišvadavimasišvaduotojas

atbrīvot

osvoboditi

serbest bırakmak

解放释放

liberate

[ˈlɪbəreɪt] VT (= free) → liberar, libertar (from de) [+ prisoner, slave] → poner en libertad; [+ gas etc] → dejar escapar

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liberate

[ˈlɪbəreɪt] vt

[+ city, country] → libérer

[+ hostage, prisoner] → libérer

[+ disadvantaged group] → libérer
to liberate sb from sth → libérer qn de qch

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liberate

vt

(= free) prisoner, country, city → befreien; to liberate somebody from something → jdn von etw befreien

gas etc → freisetzen

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liberate

[ˈlɪbəˌreɪt] vt → liberare
a liberated woman → una donna emancipata

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liberate

(ˈlibəreit) verb

to set free. The prisoners were liberated by the new government. bevry يُحَرِّر освобождавам libertar osvobodit freilassen befri ελευθερώνωliberar, poner en libertad vabastama آزاد کردن vapauttaa libérer לְשַחרֵר मुक्त करना osloboditi felszabadít membebaskan frelsa liberare 自由にする 자유롭게 하다 išvaduoti, paleisti atbrīvot membebaskan vrijlaten, bevrijdensette fri, befriwyzwolić آزادول libertar a eli­bera освобождать oslobodiť osvoboditi osloboditi befria ปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ serbest bırakmak 解放, 釋放 звільняти, визволяти آزاد کرنا giải phóng 解放，释放

libeˈration noun

bevryding تَحْرير освобождение libertação osvobození die Befreiung befrielse απελευθέρωσηliberación vabastamine آزادسازی vapautus libération שִׁיחרוּר मुक्ति oslobođenje megszabadítás pembebasan frelsun liberazione 解放 해방 iš(si)vadavimas atbrīvošana pembebasan vrijlating, bevrijdingbefrielse, frigjøringwyzwolenie آزادى وركول libertação eliberare освобождение oslobodenie osvoboditev oslobađanje befrielse การปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ serbest bırakma 解放 звільнення, визволення آزادی việc giải phóng dân tộc 解放

ˈliberator noun

bevryer مُحَرِّر освободител libertador osvoboditel, -ka der Befreier befrier ελευθερωτής libertador vabastaja آزاد کننده vapauttaja libérateur/-trice מְשַחרֵר परिमोचक osloboditelj (fel)szabadító pembebas frelsari liberatore, liberatrice 解放者 해방자 išvaduotojas atbrīvotājs pembebas bevrijderbefrier wyzwoliciel آزاد كونكى libertador eliberator освободитель osloboditeľ, -ka osvoboditelj oslobodilac befriare บุคคลที่ปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ kurtaran, kurtarıcı 解放者 визволитель آزاد کرانے والا người giải phóng 解放者

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