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liberate
[lib-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object)
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: ,to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government.
to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, especially arising from traditional role expectations or bias.
to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas.
Slang.Ģżto steal or take over illegally.
The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes.
liberate
/ Ė±ōÉŖ²śÉĖ°ł±šÉŖ³Ł /
verb
to give liberty to; make free
to release (something, esp a gas) from chemical combination during a chemical reaction
to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power
to free from social prejudices or injustices
euphemisticĢżto steal
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- liberative adjective
- liberatory adjective
- liberator noun
- preliberate verb (used with object)
- reliberate verb (used with object)
- unliberated adjective
- Ė±ō¾±²ś±š°łĖ²¹³Ł“Ē°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
āWe will liberate Los Angeles and make it free and clean again,ā the president promised.
"We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and this mayor have placed on this country," Noem said.
Army, he labeled protesters āanimalsā and accused them of being part of a āforeign invasionā before pledging to āliberateā Los Angeles.
The president has now vowed to "liberate" the city, but has been accused by California Governor Gavin Newsom of an "assault" on democracy.
There was something transgressive and liberating about an aesthetic that inverted not only good and bad taste but also conventional and unconventional morality.
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- emancipateĢż
- freeĢż
- rescueĢż
- saveĢż
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