Liberate

  • 31liberate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To free from bondage] Syn. set free, loose, release; see free 1 . 2. [To free from chemical or physical restraint] Syn. disengage, render gaseous, extract, separate, aerify, etherify, set free from combination, drive off,… …

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  • 32liberate — lib·er·ate || lɪbÉ™reɪt v. set free, emancipate, release (from slavery, captivity, etc.) …

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  • 33LIBERATE — Liberatae …

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  • 34liberate —    1. to conquer    Literally, to free:     Nehru turned them out in the liberation of Goa. Liberation... did you say liberation! (Dalrymple, 1998 Goa was a Portuguese enclave in the subcontinent which India invaded and annexed)    2. to steal… …

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  • 35liberate — verb 1》 set free, especially from imprisonment or oppression.     ↘[as adjective liberated] free from social conventions, especially with regard to sexual roles. 2》 Chemistry & Physics release (gas, energy, etc.) as a result of chemical reaction… …

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  • 36liberate — v. a. Release, free, emancipate, manumit, disinthrall, ransom, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let go, let loose, let out …

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  • 37liberate — verb (T) 1 to free someone from feelings or conditions that make their life unhappy or difficult (+ from): liberated from shame | the liberating power of education 2 to free prisoners, a city, a country etc from someone s control liberator noun… …

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  • 38liberate — verb 1) they liberated the prisoners Syn: set free, free, release, let out, let go, set/let loose, save, rescue; emancipate, enfranchise Ant: imprison, enslave 2) he liberated a …

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  • 39liberate — v 1. free, enfranchise, affranchise, franchise, manumit, emancipate; deliver, rescue, ransom, redeem, Theol. save; release, loose, let loose, turn loose, set loose, set free, unpen, unmew, disimprison; disenthrall, unfetter, unbind, untie,… …

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  • 40liberate — verb Syn: (set) free, release, let out, let go, set loose, save, rescue, emancipate, enfranchise Ant: imprison, enslave …

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