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lib·er·ate

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TRANSITIVE VERB:
lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates

To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
Slang To obtain by illegal or stealthy action: tried to sell appliances that were liberated during the riot.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin lberre, lbert-, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
liber·ating·ly(Adverb), liber·ator(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for liberate

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