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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIB'ERATE, v.t. [L. libero, from liber, free.]
1. To free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; as, to liberate one from duress or imprisonment; to liberate the mind from the shackles of prejudice.
2. To manumit; as, to liberate a slave.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: give equal rights to; of women and minorities [syn: emancipate, liberate]
2: grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain]
3: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" [syn: liberate, set free]
4: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber Date: circa 1623 1. to set at liberty ; free; specifically to free (as a country) from domination by a foreign power 2. to free from combination <liberate the gas by adding acid> 3. to take or take over illegally or unjustly <material liberated from a nearby construction site — Thorne Dreyer> Synonyms: see free • liberator noun • liberatory adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) set at liberty, set free. 2 free (a country etc.) from an oppressor or an enemy occupation. 3 (often as liberated adj.) free (a person) from rigid social conventions, esp. in sexual behaviour. 4 sl. steal. 5 Chem. release (esp. a gas) from a state of combination. Derivatives: liberator n. Etymology: L liberare liberat- f. liber free

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Liberate 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(liberates, liberating, liberated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. To liberate a place or the people in it means to free them from the political or military control of another country, area, or group of people. They planned to march on and liberate the city... VERB: V n • liberation ...a mass liberation movement. N-UNCOUNT 2. To liberate someone from something means to help them escape from it or overcome it, and lead a better way of life. He asked how committed the leadership was to liberating its people from poverty. = free VERB: V n from n, also V n • liberating If you have the chance to spill your problems out to a therapist it can be a very liberating experience. ADJ • liberation ...the women's liberation movement. N-UNCOUNT 3. To liberate a prisoner means to set them free. The government is devising a plan to liberate prisoners held in detention camps. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Release, free, emancipate, manumit, disinthrall, ransom, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let go, let loose, let out.

Moby Thesaurus

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