Liberate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
  • v. Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
  • v. Slang To obtain by illegal or stealthy action: tried to sell appliances that were liberated during the riot.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to manumit; to disengage.
  • v. To steal or abscond with (something).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To set free; release from restraint or bondage; deliver: as, to liberate a slave or a prisoner; to liberate the mind from the shackles of prejudice.
  • To disengage; separate from something else: as, to liberate a gas from a solid.
  • n. In old English law, a writ issued out of Chancery for the payment of pensions and similar royal allowances; also, a writ issued to the sheriff for the delivery of land and goods taken upon forfeits of recognizance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. grant freedom to
  • v. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
  • v. grant freedom to; free from confinement
  • v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
  • Verb Form
    liberated    liberates    liberating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    generate    bring forth    turn    change state   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    bail out    unspell    parole    bail    run   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    free    deliver    release   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    deliberate