transcription, транскрипция: [ lɪbəreɪt ]
( liberates, liberating, liberated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
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.
They planned to march on and liberate the city...
VERB : V n
• lib‧era‧tion
...a mass liberation movement.
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2.
To liberate someone from something means to help them escape from it or overcome it, and lead a better way of life.
He asked how committed the leadership was to liberating its people from poverty.
= free
VERB : V n from n , also V n
• lib‧er‧at‧ing
If you have the chance to spill your problems out to a therapist it can be a very liberating experience.
ADJ
• lib‧era‧tion
...the women’s liberation movement.
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3.
To liberate a prisoner means to set them free.
The government is devising a plan to liberate prisoners held in detention camps.
VERB : V n