Meaning of LIBERATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'libu`reyt
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- [v] grant freedom to; free from confinement
- [v] grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
- [v] give equal rights to; of women and minorities
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LIBERATE is a 8 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | free, loose, release, set free, unloose, unloosen |
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| | Antonyms: | | confine, detain | | |
| | See Also: | | affranchise, bail, bail out, change state, decolonise, decolonize, discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, manumit, parole, run, turn, unchain, unspell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lib"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liberated}
(-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liberating}
(-[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. liberatus, p. p. of liberare to free,
fr. liber free. See {Liberal}, a., and cf. {Deliver}.]
To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to
free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or
prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate
gases.
Syn: To deliver; free; release. See {Deliver}.
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| | Related Terms: | | affranchise, appropriate, cast off, clear, deliver, detach, disburden, discharge, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disenthrall, disinvolve, doff, ease, emancipate, enfranchise, extract, extricate, free, free up, let go, let loose, let off, let out, loose, loosen, manumit, pilfer, purloin, ransom, recover, redeem, release, remove, rescue, retrieve, salvage, save, set at large, set at liberty, set free, steal, take, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, unclutter, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unscramble, unshackle, unsnarl, unstick, unstrap, untangle, untie, weigh anchor |
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