LIBERATE


Meaning of LIBERATE in English

/ ˈlɪbəreɪt; NAmE / verb [ vn ]

1.

liberate sb/sth (from sb/sth) to free a country or a person from the control of sb else :

The city was liberated by the advancing army.

2.

liberate sb (from sth) to free sb from sth that restricts their enjoyment of life :

Writing poetry liberated her from the routine of everyday life.

►  lib·er·ation / ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ]:

a war of liberation

liberation from poverty

women's liberation

►  lib·er·ator noun

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin liberat- freed, from the verb liberare , from liber free.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.