liberate

Plural: liberates

Verb

Verb Forms: liberated, liberating, liberates

• To set someone or something free from confinement or oppression.
• give equal rights to; of women and minorities
• grant freedom to; free from confinement
• grant freedom to
  • "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
• To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
• To release from slavery: to manumit.
• To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
• To release from servitude or unjust rule.
• To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
• To release from restraint or inhibition.
• To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
• To release from chemical bonds or solutions.
• To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
• To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.

Adj

• liberated
• allowed, delivered, freed (see Etymology 3).

Noun

• A writ issued out of the Chancery for the payment of a pension, debt, the delivery of one's land or goods from a sheriff's custody, the delivery a prisoner put in bail fo appearance or other royal allowance.

Examples

• A perfectly placed ’LIBERATE’ allowed him to free several high-value tiles.
• liberate day
• liberate roll
• Since the procedure liberates a large amount of chlorine gas, a powerful ventilation system is recommended.
• We didn't need IDs. We just liberated these beers from the back of the shop.
• You need to free your mind and liberate yourself from prejudice.

Synonyms

emancipate, free, loose, release, set free, unloose, unloosen, befree, deliver, disentangle, extricate, let go, let loose, liberate, turn loose, unleash

Antonyms

confine, capture, imprison, leash, restrain

Related Words

liberation, liberator

Anagrams of liberate