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   liberate

   /ˈlɪbəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression: "the serfs had been liberated"
   • ▪ free (a place or people) from enemy occupation: "twelve months earlier Paris had been liberated"
   • ▪ release (someone) from a situation which limits freedom of thought or behaviour: "she is liberated from the constraints of an unhappy marriage"
   • ▪ free (someone) from social conventions, especially those concerned with accepted sexual roles: "ways of working politically that liberate women"
   • 2. release (gas, energy, etc.) as a result of chemical reaction or physical decomposition: "the energy liberated by the annihilation of matter is huge"
   • 3. steal (something): informal "the drummer's wearing a beret he's liberated from Lord knows where"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin liberat- ‘freed’, from the verb liberare, from liber ‘free’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIBERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LIBERATE definition: 1. to help someone or something to be free: 2. to steal something: 3. to help someone or…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     LIBERATE meaning: 1. to help someone or something to be...

   • Znaczenie Liberate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LIBERATE definicja: 1. to help someone or something to be...

   • Liberate: Japanese Translation

     LIBERATE translate: ～を解放する, 釈放（しゃくほう）する, 解放（かいほう）する. Learn...

   • Liberate: French Translation

     liberate translate: libérer, émanciper, libérer. Learn more...

   • Liberate: German Translation

     liberate translate: freilassen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Liberate: Italian Translation

     liberate translate: liberare, liberare. Learn more in the...

   • Liberate: Portuguese Translation

     LIBERATE translate: libertar, libertar, libertar. Learn more...

   • Liberate: Thai Translation

     liberate translate: ปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ. Learn more in the...

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and examples of the verb liberate, which means to set free or release from restraint or domination. See also the word history, etymology, and related entries of liberate.

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   to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, especially arising from traditional role expectations or bias. to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas. Slang. to steal or take over illegally: The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes. liberate. / ˈlɪbəˌreɪt / verb.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIBERATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of liberate, a verb that can mean to help someone or something to be free, to steal something, or to release someone from control or prison. See how to use liberate in sentences and find related words and phrases.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishliberate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb liberate, which means to free someone or something from the control of somebody else or from something that limits their freedom. See pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences.

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   To liberate a place or the people in it means to free them from the political or military control of another country, area, or group of people.

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   To liberate something means to release it from confinement. As the saying goes, "If you love something, set it free," — liberate it.