liberate

liberate
v
1. free, enfranchise, affranchise, franchise, manumit, emancipate; deliver, rescue, ransom, redeem, Theol. save; release, loose, let loose, turn loose, set loose, set free, unpen, unmew, disimprison; disenthrall, unfetter, unbind, untie, unbridle, unyoke, unshackle, unchain, unhandcuff, unmuzzle, Archaic. untruss; acquit, dismiss, discharge, let go, let out of, let off, Inf. let off the hook.
2. disengage, disunite, disjoin, disconnect, dissociate; separate, part, divide, sunder, sever, disintegrate, dissolve, break apart or up; loosen, detach, unfix, undo, unfasten, unhook; extricate, take out, extract, pull out; distill, volatize, vaporize, gasify, aerify, Both Chem. sublimate, sublime

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  • liberate — I verb acquit, affranchise, bail out, deliver, discharge, disembroil, disengage, disenthrall, disimprison, dislodge, dismiss, emancipate, enfranchise, exculpate, exonerate, extract, franchise, free, give freedom, give liberty to, let go, let… …   Law dictionary

  • liberate — (v.) 1620s, from L. liberatus, pp. of liberare set free, from liber free (see LIBERAL (Cf. liberal)). Meaning to free an occupied territory from the enemy (often used ironically) is from 1942. Related: Liberated; liberating …   Etymology dictionary

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  • liberate — [v] give freedom bail one out*, deliver, detach, discharge, disembarrass, emancipate, free, free up*, get out from under*, let loose*, let out*, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, save, save one’s neck*, set free, unbind, unchain,… …   New thesaurus

  • liberate — ► VERB 1) set free, especially from imprisonment or oppression. 2) (liberated) free from social conventions, especially with regard to sexual roles. DERIVATIVES liberation noun liberationist noun liberator noun. ORIGIN Latin li …   English terms dictionary

  • liberate — [lib′ər āt΄] vt. liberated, liberating [< L liberatus, pp. of liberare, to set free, release < liber, free: see LIBERAL] 1. to release from slavery, enemy occupation, etc. 2. Slang to steal or loot, esp. from a defeated enemy in wartime 3.… …   English World dictionary

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  • liberate — UK [ˈlɪbəreɪt] / US [ˈlɪbəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms liberate : present tense I/you/we/they liberate he/she/it liberates present participle liberating past tense liberated past participle liberated 1) a) to make a place or the people in… …   English dictionary

  • liberate — verb a) to free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to manumit; to disengage to liberate a slave or prisoner b) to …   Wiktionary

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