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liberate

lib·er·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lib-uh-reyt]
    • /ˈlɪb əˌreɪt/
    • /ˈlɪb.ər.eɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lib-uh-reyt]
    • /ˈlɪb əˌreɪt/

Definitions of liberate word

  • verb with object liberate to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage. 1
  • verb with object liberate to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government. 1
  • verb with object liberate to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, especially arising from traditional role expectations or bias. 1
  • verb with object liberate to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas. 1
  • verb with object liberate Slang. to steal or take over illegally: The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes. 1
  • noun liberate Set (someone) free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery, in which their liberty is severely restricted. 1

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Origin of liberate

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin līberātus (past participle of līberāre to free), equivalent to līberā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix. See liberal, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Liberate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

liberate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

liberate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for liberate

verb liberate

  • save — to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
  • rescue — to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • redeem — to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
  • detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.

Antonyms for liberate

verb liberate

  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
  • detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
  • imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
  • hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.

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