LIBERATE


Meaning of LIBERATE in English

I. liberate adjective

Etymology: Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare

obsolete : liberated, free

II. lib·er·ate ˈlibəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber free — more at liberal

1.

a. : to give release (as from restraint or bondage) : set at liberty : let loose : free

liberate a slave

liberate him from economic worry — Will Durant

liberated great, new, and unexpected forces — Drew Middleton

specifically : to free (as a country) from control or domination by a foreign power

b. in Hinduism & Buddhism : to provide with salvation or grant salvation to

2. : to free from combination : separate , disengage

use of the acid sintering material is necessary to liberate the zinc — R.B.Fulton

3. slang : to acquire by some legally irregular means : steal

played in Army bands … rarely traveled with fewer than three liberated pianos — Time

a … barricade was constructed … with material liberated from a nearby construction site — Thorne Dreyer

Synonyms: see free

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