Definition of liberate
liberated
;liberating
transitive verb
1 : to set at liberty : free; specifically : to free (something, such as a country) from domination by a foreign power
2 : 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
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Examples of liberate in a Sentence
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 of liberate from the Web
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After declaring the city liberated last June, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called the victory a major step toward unifying Iraq more than two years after nearly a third of the country fell to IS.
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After declaring the city liberated last June, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called the victory a major step toward unifying Iraq more than two years after nearly a third of the country fell to IS.
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Washington (CNN)Next week marks the anniversaries of twin American tours de force that liberated and rebuilt Europe, enshrining an unprecedented era of peace and freedom.
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Mosul's wide-scale military operation was launched in October and its eastern half was declared liberated in January.
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The VFW would like people to remember the countless Americans who have lost lives protecting their freedom and liberating others.
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Book writer and lyricist Lynn Ahrens' loopy farce revolves around an unexpected inheritance that promises to liberate milquetoast British shoe salesman Harry Witherspoon (Brandon Parrish) from his dead-end life.
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To fuel the release of his new project, Chainz liberated a brand-new trailer featuring Drake, Pharrell, Mike Dean and more.
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Eastern Mosul, which is separated by the Tigris river from the western part of the city, was declared liberated from Islamic State in January.
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Origin and Etymology of liberate
Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber —see 1liberal
First Known Use: circa 1623
Synonym Discussion of liberate
LIBERATE Defined for English Language Learners
liberate
playDefinition of liberate for English Language Learners
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: to free (someone or something) from being controlled by another person, group, etc.
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: to give freedom or more freedom to (someone)
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: to take or steal (something)
LIBERATE Defined for Kids
liberate
playDefinition of liberate for Students
liberated
;liberating
: to set free
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