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TOEFL BNC: 8543 COCA: 7492

liberate

liberate /ˈlɪbəˌreɪt/ verb
liberates; liberated; liberating
liberate
/ˈlɪbəˌreɪt/
verb
liberates; liberated; liberating
Learner's definition of LIBERATE
[+ object]
: to free (someone or something) from being controlled by another person, group, etc.解放;解救
: to give freedom or more freedom to (someone)使(某人)摆脱限制
humorous : to take or steal (something)拿;偷

— liberator

/ˈlɪbəˌreɪtɚ/ noun, plural liberators [count]
TOEFL BNC: 8543 COCA: 7492

liberate

verb

lib·​er·​ate ˈli-bə-ˌrāt How to pronounce liberate (audio)
liberated; liberating

transitive verb

1
: to set at liberty : free
specifically : to free (something, such 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
liberator noun
liberatory adjective
Choose the Right Synonym for liberate

free, release, liberate, emancipate, manumit mean to set loose from restraint or constraint.

free implies a usually permanent removal from whatever binds, confines, entangles, or oppresses.

freed the animals from their cages

release suggests a setting loose from confinement, restraint, or a state of pressure or tension, often without implication of permanent liberation.

released his anger on a punching bag

liberate stresses particularly the resulting state of liberty.

liberated their country from the tyrant

emancipate implies the liberation of a person from subjection or domination.

labor-saving devices emancipated us from household drudgery

manumit implies emancipation from slavery.

the document manumitted the slaves

Example Sentences

Rebels fought to liberate the country. Soldiers liberated the hostages from their captors. Laptop computers could liberate workers from their desks. He was using materials that he had liberated from a construction site.
Recent Examples on the Web Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Aug. 2022 Russian troops have perpetrated some of their most heinous atrocities while defending population centers against Ukrainian efforts to liberate them. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Aug. 2022 Dalton decided not to liberate anything from the set. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 The official, Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine’s national security council, said that Crimea was a sovereign territory of Ukraine and that there was an ongoing effort to liberate it. BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 And China, furious right now over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan, will be watching as the United States openly strives to liberate itself from manufacturing in the People’s Republic. Steven Mufson, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022 Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. Marianne Garvey, CNN, 20 July 2022 Ukraine’s government sees no easy way to counterattack and liberate the plant safely. Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber — see liberal entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of liberate was circa 1623
TOEFL BNC: 8543 COCA: 7492

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