'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
Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition [syn: release, free, liberate]

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]