- liberate
v. (D; tr.) to liberate from
* * *['lɪbəreɪt](D; tr.) to liberate from
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Liberate — «Liberate» Сингл Disturbed из альбома Believe … Википедия
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liberate — I verb acquit, affranchise, bail out, deliver, discharge, disembroil, disengage, disenthrall, disimprison, dislodge, dismiss, emancipate, enfranchise, exculpate, exonerate, extract, franchise, free, give freedom, give liberty to, let go, let… … Law dictionary
liberate — (v.) 1620s, from L. liberatus, pp. of liberare set free, from liber free (see LIBERAL (Cf. liberal)). Meaning to free an occupied territory from the enemy (often used ironically) is from 1942. Related: Liberated; liberating … Etymology dictionary
liberate — release, *free, emancipate, manumit, deliver, discharge, enfranchise Analogous words: disengage, *detach: *extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass: *rescue, redeem, ransom, deliver Contrasted words: *imprison, incarcerate, im … New Dictionary of Synonyms
liberate — [v] give freedom bail one out*, deliver, detach, discharge, disembarrass, emancipate, free, free up*, get out from under*, let loose*, let out*, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, save, save one’s neck*, set free, unbind, unchain,… … New thesaurus
liberate — ► VERB 1) set free, especially from imprisonment or oppression. 2) (liberated) free from social conventions, especially with regard to sexual roles. DERIVATIVES liberation noun liberationist noun liberator noun. ORIGIN Latin li … English terms dictionary
liberate — [lib′ər āt΄] vt. liberated, liberating [< L liberatus, pp. of liberare, to set free, release < liber, free: see LIBERAL] 1. to release from slavery, enemy occupation, etc. 2. Slang to steal or loot, esp. from a defeated enemy in wartime 3.… … English World dictionary
liberate — [[t]lɪ̱bəreɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ liberates, liberating, liberated 1) VERB 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. [V n] They planned to march on and… … English dictionary
liberate — UK [ˈlɪbəreɪt] / US [ˈlɪbəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms liberate : present tense I/you/we/they liberate he/she/it liberates present participle liberating past tense liberated past participle liberated 1) a) to make a place or the people in… … English dictionary
liberate — verb a) to free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to manumit; to disengage to liberate a slave or prisoner b) to … Wiktionary
