(~s, liberating, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
To ~ 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 ~ the city...
VERB: V n
liberation
...a mass liberation movement.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
To ~ 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
liberating
If you have the chance to spill your problems out to a therapist it can be a very liberating experience.
ADJ
liberation
...the women’s liberation movement.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
To ~ a prisoner means to set them free.
The government is devising a plan to ~ prisoners held in detention camps.
VERB: V n