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liberated

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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.
[Latin lberre, lbert-, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]
liber·ating·ly adv.
liber·ator n.
liberated [ˈlɪbəˌreɪtɪd]
adj
1. given liberty; freed; released
2. (Military) released from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power
3. (Sociology) (esp in feminist theory) not bound by traditional sexual and social roles
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.liberated - (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
free - unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"
2.liberated - free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"
emancipated
free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
Translations
liberated [ˈlɪbəreɪtɪd] ADJ → liberado
a liberated woman → una mujer liberada
liberated [ˈlɪbəreɪtɪd] adj (= emancipated) → libéré(e)
liberated
adj women, times → emanzipiert
liberated [ˈlɪbəˌreɪtɪd] adj (woman, lifestyle) → emancipato/a
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There was even then in the new circumstance of a people just liberated from every variety of intellectual repression and political oppression, a group of dramatic authors, whose plays were not only delightful to see but delightful to read, working in the good tradition of one of the greatest realists who has ever lived, and producing a drama of vital strength and charm.
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There they liberated our slaves from Ev and stole King Roquat's Magic Belt, which they carried away with them.
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And so when love came to her it liberated all the pent passions of a thousand generations, transforming La into a pulsing, throbbing volcano of desire, and with desire thwarted this great force of love and gentleness and sacrifice was transmuted by its own fires into one of hatred and revenge.
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