English Explanatory Dictionary

liberate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
  2. To release from slavery: to manumit.
  3. To release from servitude or unjust rule.
  4. To release from restraint or inhibition.
  5. To release from chemical bonds or solutions.
  6. To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
  7. To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.
adj
  1. liberated
  2. allowed, delivered, freed (see Etymology 3).
noun
  1. A writ issued out of the Chancery for the payment of a pension, debt, the delivery of one's land or goods from a sheriff's custody, the delivery a prisoner put in bail fo appearance or other royal allowance.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪb.ə.ɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-liberate.wav

Word forms

liberate liberates liberating liberated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līberātus, the perfect passive participle of līberō (“to set free, deliver”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līber (“free”); see liberal.

Synonyms

befree free set free absolve deliver discharge disentangle extricate let go let loose liberate loose release turn loose unleash

Antonyms

capture confine imprison leash restrain

Related words

liberation liberator

Derived words

liberative liberin reliberate

Translations

Afrikaans: bevry Albanian: liroj Albanian: çliroj Arabic: حَرَّرَ Armenian: ազատագրել Asturian: lliberar Azerbaijani: azad etmək Belarusian: вызваля́ць Belarusian: вы́зваліць Breton: dieubi Bulgarian: освобожда́вам Bulgarian: освободя́ Burmese: လွတ်မြောက်စေ Burmese: လွှတ် Catalan: alliberar Chinese Mandarin: 解放 Czech: osvobozovat Czech: osvobodit Danish: befri Danish: frigøre Dutch: bevrijden Esperanto: liberigi Estonian: vabastama Finnish: vapauttaa French: libérer Galician: liberar Galician: ceibar Georgian: გათავისუფლება German: befreien Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Greek: ελευθερώνω Hebrew: שיחרר \ שִׁחְרֵר Hindi: मुक्त करना Hindi: आज़ाद करना Hindi: रिहा करना Hungarian: felszabadít Icelandic: frelsa Ido: libereskar Indonesian: membebaskan Irish: saor Irish: fuascail Italian: liberare Japanese: 解放する Kazakh: азат ету Kazakh: босату Khmer: រំដោះ Khmer: បណ្ដោះ Korean: 해방(解放)하다 Kyrgyz: бошотуу Kyrgyz: азат кылуу Lao: ປົດປ່ອຍ Latin: līberō Latin: lībertō Latvian: atbrīvot
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