v.
Pronunciation: ' li-b ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber
Date: circa 1623
1 : to set at liberty : FREE specifically : to free (as a country) from domination by a foreign power
2 : to free from combination < liberate the gas by adding acid>
3 : to take or take over illegally or unjustly <material liberated from a nearby construction site ― Thorne Dreyer>
synonyms see FREE
– lib · er · a · tor \ - ˌ ā -t ə r \ noun
– lib · er · a · to · ry \ ' li-b( ə -)r ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē \ adjective