LIBERATE


Meaning of LIBERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-bə-ˌrāt ]

transitive verb

( -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 -ˌā-tər noun

• lib·er·a·to·ry ˈli-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.