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 WebLaurie, 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 liberalentry 1