LIBERATE


Meaning of LIBERATE in English

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

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