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Liberate

//ˈlɪbəɹeɪt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    liberated not-comparable, obsolete
  2. 2
    allowed, delivered, freed (see Etymology 3). UK, historical, not-comparable, obsolete
Noun
  1. 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. historical, obsolete

    "liberate roll"

Verb
  1. 1
    To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly; To release from slavery: to manumit. transitive
  2. 2
    release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition wordnet
  3. 3
    To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly; To release from servitude or unjust rule. transitive
  4. 4
    grant freedom to; free from confinement wordnet
  5. 5
    To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly; To release from restraint or inhibition. transitive

    "Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776. B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves? Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir."

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  1. 6
    grant freedom to wordnet
  2. 7
    To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly; To release from chemical bonds or solutions. transitive

    "Since the procedure liberates a large amount of chlorine gas, a powerful ventilation system is recommended."

  3. 8
    give equal rights to; of women and minorities wordnet
  4. 9
    To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers. euphemistic, transitive
  5. 10
    To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob. euphemistic, transitive

    "We didn't need IDs. We just liberated these beers from the back of the shop."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin līberātus, originally used as the past participle of liberate, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Etymology 3

From Middle English liberate (the common first word of such writs), from Medieval Latin līberātum, substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of līberātus, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Alternatively, from līberāte, the second-person plural imperative of līberō, compare English allocate (“a warrant for the payment of a pension, allowance, debt, etc.”).

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