liberates; liberated; liberating
1
: to free (someone or something) from being controlled by another person, group, etc.
Rebels fought to liberate the country.
Soldiers liberated the hostages from their captors.
2
: to give freedom or more freedom to (someone)
Laptop computers could liberate workers from their desks.
3
humorous
: to take or steal (something)
He was using materials that he had liberated from a construction site.
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“Liberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/liberate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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