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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lib·er·ate (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber DATE circa 1623 1. to set at liberty : free ; specifically : to free (as a country) from domination by a foreign power2. to free from combination liberate the gas by adding acid 3. to take or take over illegally or unjustly material liberated from a nearby construction site — Thorne Dreyer Synonyms: see free English Etymology liberate 1620s, from L. liberatus, pp. of liberare "set free," from liber"free" (see liberal). Meaning "to free an occupied territory from the enemy" (often used ironically) is from 1944. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 liberate lib·er·ate / 5libEreit / verb[VN] 1. ~ sb / sth (from sb / sth) to free a country or a person from the control of sb else 解放: The city was liberated by the advancing army. 军队向前挺进,解放了那座城市。 2. ~ sb (from sth) to free sb from sth that restricts their enjoyment of life 使自由；使摆脱约束(或限制): Writing poetry liberated her from the routine of everyday life. 写诗使她从日常生活的例行公事中解脱出来。 • lib·er·ation / 7libE5reiFn / noun [U, sing.] : a war of liberation 解放战争 liberation from poverty 摆脱贫困 women's liberation 妇女解放运动 • lib·er·ator noun Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: FREE , discharge, emancipate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, unbind, unchain, unshackle Related Words: detach, unhook; untangle; disembarrass Contrasted Words: bind, tie; ensnare, entrap, snare, trap; constrain, restrain, restrict Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged liberate I. liberate adjective Etymology: Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare obsolete : liberated, free II. lib·er·ate \ˈlibəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare, from liber free — more at liberal 1. a. : to give release (as from restraint or bondage) : set at liberty :let loose : free < liberate a slave > < liberate him from economic worry — Will Durant > < liberated great, new, and unexpected forces — Drew Middleton > specifically : to free (as a country) from control or domination by a foreign power b. in Hinduism & Buddhism : to provide with salvation or grant salvation to 2. : to free from combination : separate , disengage < use of the acid sintering material is necessary to liberate the zinc — R.B.Fulton > 3. slang : to acquire by some legally irregular means : steal < played in Army bands … rarely traveled with fewer than three liberated pianos — Time > < a … barricade was constructed … with material liberated from a nearby construction site — Thorne Dreyer > Synonyms: see free |
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