liberate

lib·er·ate  (lb-rt)

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 lberre, lbert-, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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liber·ating·ly adv.

liber·ator n.

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liberate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to free (someone) from social prejudices or injustices

2. to give liberty to; make free

3. to release (a country) from enemy occupation

liberation n
liberator n

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 << OPPOSITE imprison

Translations

liberate [ˈlɪbəreɪt] vt → liberar

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liberate [ˈlɪbəreɪt] vt → libérer

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liberate [ˈlɪbəreɪt] vt → befreien

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liberate [ˈlɪbəreɪt] vt → liberare