liberate

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US /ˈlɪb.ə.ɹeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #15302

Meanings

1

verb
To set someone or something free.

The soldiers liberated the prisoners from the camp.
2

verb
To free a place from enemy control during a war.

Allied forces liberated the city in 1944.
3

verb
To steal something (used humorously or informally).

We liberated a few drinks from the office party.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to set someone or something... release free

More absolvebefreedeliver discharge disentangle extricate loose unleash

Opposites

capture confine imprison leash restrain

Word family

Forms liberatedliberatesliberating

Derived forms liberativeliberinreliberate

Related forms liberation liberator

Etymology

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.”).

liberate Middle English līberātum la-med

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# liberate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɪb.ə.ɹeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 15302

## Meanings
1. To set someone or something free.
2. To free a place from enemy control during a war.
3. To steal something (used humorously or informally).

## Examples
- The soldiers liberated the prisoners from the camp.
- Allied forces liberated the city in 1944.
- We liberated a few drinks from the office party.

## Synonyms
- absolve
- befree
- deliver
- discharge
- disentangle
- extricate
- free
- loose
- release
- unleash

## Antonyms
- capture
- confine
- imprison
- leash
- restrain

## Derived Forms
- liberative
- liberin
- reliberate

## Related Forms
- liberation
- liberator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: liberate
- Root: līberātum

## Etymology
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.”).

## AI Etymology
Liberate comes 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.”).

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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