liberate

lib·er·ate

L0149200 (lĭb′ə-rāt′)tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates 1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.2. Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.3. Slang To obtain by illegal or stealthy action: tried to sell appliances that were liberated during the riot.

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[Latin līberāre, līberāt-, from līber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lib′er·at′ing·ly adv.lib′er·a′tor n.

liberate

(ˈlɪbəˌreɪt) vb (tr) 1. to give liberty to; make free2. (Chemistry) to release (something, esp a gas) from chemical combination during a chemical reaction3. (Military) to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power4. to free from social prejudices or injustices5. euphemistic or facetious to steal ˈliberˌator n

lib•er•ate

(ˈlɪb əˌreɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to set free, as from imprisonment. 2. to free (a nation or area) from control by a foreign or oppressive government. 3. to free (a group or individual) from social or economic constraints or discrimination, esp. arising from traditional role expectations or bias. 4. to disengage; set free from combination, as a gas. 5. Informal. to steal or take over illegally: The prisoners liberated a consignment of chocolates. [1615–25; < Latin līberātus, past participle of līberāre to free, derivative of līber free] lib′er•a`tor, n. syn: See release.

liberate

Past participle: liberated
Gerund: liberating

Imperative
liberate
liberate

Present
I liberate
you liberate
he/she/it liberates
we liberate
you liberate
they liberate

Preterite
I liberated
you liberated
he/she/it liberated
we liberated
you liberated
they liberated

Present Continuous
I am liberating
you are liberating
he/she/it is liberating
we are liberating
you are liberating
they are liberating

Present Perfect
I have liberated
you have liberated
he/she/it has liberated
we have liberated
you have liberated
they have liberated

Past Continuous
I was liberating
you were liberating
he/she/it was liberating
we were liberating
you were liberating
they were liberating

Past Perfect
I had liberated
you had liberated
he/she/it had liberated
we had liberated
you had liberated
they had liberated

Future
I will liberate
you will liberate
he/she/it will liberate
we will liberate
you will liberate
they will liberate

Future Perfect
I will have liberated
you will have liberated
he/she/it will have liberated
we will have liberated
you will have liberated
they will have liberated

Future Continuous
I will be liberating
you will be liberating
he/she/it will be liberating
we will be liberating
you will be liberating
they will be liberating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been liberating
you have been liberating
he/she/it has been liberating
we have been liberating
you have been liberating
they have been liberating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been liberating
you will have been liberating
he/she/it will have been liberating
we will have been liberating
you will have been liberating
they will have been liberating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been liberating
you had been liberating
he/she/it had been liberating
we had been liberating
you had been liberating
they had been liberating

Conditional
I would liberate
you would liberate
he/she/it would liberate
we would liberate
you would liberate
they would liberate

Past Conditional
I would have liberated
you would have liberated
he/she/it would have liberated
we would have liberated
you would have liberated
they would have liberated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	liberate - give equal rights to; of women and minoritiesemancipatechange 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"
	2.	liberate - grant freedom to; free from confinementfree, loose, unloose, unloosen, releaseunspell - release from a spellunchain - make freebail - release after a security has been paidrun - set animals loose to grazebail out - free on bailparole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
	3.	liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"set freedischarge, free - free from obligations or dutiesaffranchise, enfranchise - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"manumit, emancipate - free from slavery or servitudedecolonise, decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"
	4.	liberate - release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decompositionrelease, freechemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsbring 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"

liberate

verb free, release, rescue, save, deliver, discharge, redeem, let out, set free, let loose, untie, emancipate, unchain, unbind, manumit How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty?
jail, detain, imprison, lock up, confine, put away, intern, incarcerate, immure

liberate

verbTo set at liberty:discharge, emancipate, free, loose, manumit, release.Slang: spring.Idiom: let loose.

Translations

解放释放

liberate

(ˈlibəreit) verb to set free. The prisoners were liberated by the new government. 解放, 釋放 解放，释放 libeˈration noun 解放 解放ˈliberator noun 解放者 解放者