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   lib·er·ate

   /ˈlibəˌrāt/

   verb

   • 1. set (someone) free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery, in which their liberty is severely restricted: "the serfs had been liberated"
   • ▪ free (a country, city, or people) from enemy occupation: "twelve months earlier Paris had been liberated"
   • ▪ release (someone) from a state or situation that limits freedom of thought or behavior: "the use of computers can liberate students from the constraints of disabilities"
   • ▪ free (someone) from rigid social conventions, especially those concerned with accepted sexual roles: "ways of working politically that liberate women"
   • ▪ steal (something): "the drummer's wearing a beret he's liberated from Lord knows where"
   • ▪ release (gas, energy, etc.) as a result of chemical reaction or physical decomposition: "energy liberated by the annihilation of matter"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin liberat- ‘freed’, from the verb liberare, from liber ‘free’.

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   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. to steal or take over illegally: The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes. liberate. / ˈlɪbəˌreɪt / verb.

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   Liberate is a powerful verb he verb that has been an important part of the history of the United States. In the Revolutionary War we fought to liberate ourselves from Great Britain, and the Civil War was fought in part to liberate the Southern slaves.

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   Liberate means to free someone or something from control, bondage, or prejudice. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, such as politics, chemistry, or slang, with synonyms and examples.