'Liberate' definitions:
Definition of 'liberate'
From: WordNet
verb
Give equal rights to; of women and minorities [syn: emancipate, liberate]
verb
Grant freedom to; free from confinement [syn: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose] [ant: confine, detain]
verb
Grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university" [syn: liberate, set free]
verb
Definition of 'Liberate'
From: GCIDE
- Liberate \Lib"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Liberated (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Liberating (-[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. liberatus, p. p. of liberare to free, fr. liber free. See Liberal, a., and cf. Deliver.] To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To deliver; free; release. See Deliver. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'liberate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affranchise,
- appropriate,
- cast off,
- clear,
- deliver,
- detach,
- disburden,
- discharge,
- disembarrass,
- disembroil,
- disencumber,
- disengage,
- disentangle,
- disenthrall,
- disinvolve,
- doff,
- ease,
- emancipate,
- enfranchise,
- extract,
- extricate,
- free,
- free up,
- let go,
- let loose,
- let off,
- let out,
- loose,
- loosen,
- manumit,
- pilfer,
- purloin,
- ransom,
- recover,
- redeem,
- release,
- remove,
- rescue,
- retrieve,
- salvage,
- save,
- set at large,
- set at liberty,
- set free,
- steal,
- take,
- take off,
- unbar,
- unbind,
- unbolt,
- unbuckle,
- unbutton,
- unchain,
- unclasp,
- unclutter,
- undo,
- unfasten,
- unfetter,
- unglue,
- unlace,
- unlatch,
- unleash,
- unlock,
- unloose,
- unloosen,
- unscramble,
- unshackle,
- unsnarl,
- unstick,
- unstrap,
- untangle,
- untie,
- weigh anchor
Words containing 'Liberate'
- Liber,
- Liberal,
- Liberalism,
- Liberalities,
- Liberality,
- Liberalization,
- Liberalize,
- Liberalized,
- Liberalizer,
- Liberalizing,
- Liberally,
- Liberated,
- Liberating,
- Liberation,
- Liberator,
- liberalness,
- Liber cells,
- Liberal education,
- Liberal, KS,
- Liberal, MO,
- Limousine liberal,
- The liberal arts,
- alexander the liberator,
- armchair liberal,
- liberal arts,
- liberal party,
- liberation theology,
- Knee jerk liberal,
- army for the liberation of rwanda,
- gay liberation movement,
- liberal democrat party,
- national liberation army,
- palestine liberation front,
- palestine liberation organization,
- people's liberation army,
- women's liberation movement,
- democratic front for the liberation of palestine,
- irish national liberation army,
- islamic jihad for the liberation of palestine,
- liberation tigers of tamil eelam,
- moro islamic liberation front,
- national liberation front of corsica,
- popular front for the liberation of palestine,
- revolutionary people's liberation front,
- revolutionary people's liberation party,
- armenian secret army for the liberation of armenia,
- popular democratic front for the liberation of palestine,
- popular front for the liberation of palestine-general command