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liberate
- Main Entry:
- lib·er·ate

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈli-bə-ˌrāt\
- Function:
- transitive verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- lib·er·at·ed; lib·er·at·ing
- Etymology:
- Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber
- Date:
- circa 1623
1: to set at liberty : free
; specifically : to free (as a country) from domination by a foreign power2: 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>
— lib·er·a·tor
\-ˌā-tər\
noun
— lib·er·a·to·ry
\ˈli-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē\
adjective
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