Definition of liberate Liberate

/lɪˈbɚejˌt/ - [libereyt] - lib•er•ate

We found 9 definitions of liberate from 5 different sources.

What does liberate mean?

WordNet

Verb liberates, liberating, liberated
liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
		set free
		discharge, free release from military service
		affranchise, enfranchise grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
		manumit, emancipate free from slavery or servitude
		decolonise, decolonize grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"
liberate - grant freedom to; free from confinement
		free, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
		detain, confine prevent from leaving or from being removed
		unspell release from a spell
		unchain make free
		bail remove (water) from a vessel with a container
		run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
		bail out remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
		parole release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
liberate - give equal rights to; of women and minorities
		emancipate
		change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
liberate - release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
		release, free
		bring forth, generate bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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Wiktionary

liberate (Verb)
To free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to manumit; to disengage.
liberate (Verb)
To steal or abscond with something.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

liberate (a.)
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.