Liberate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlɪbəreɪt|  American pronunciation of the word liberate
Brit.  |ˈlɪbəreɪt|  British pronunciation of the word liberate

verb

- give equal rights to; of women and minorities (syn: emancipate)
- grant freedom to; free from confinement (syn: free, loose, release, unloose, unloosen)
- grant freedom to
The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition (syn: free, release)

Extra examples

Rebels fought to liberate the country.

Soldiers liberated the hostages from their captors.

Laptop computers could liberate workers from their desks.

He was using materials that he had liberated from a construction site.

A few days later, our armies liberated the city.

The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university

...a war that was supposed to liberate the downtrodden citizens of that nation...

A war was fought in the United States in the 19th century to liberate black people from slavery.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: liberate
he/she/it: liberates
present participle: liberating
past tense: liberated
past participle: liberated
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