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liberateliberate /ˈlɪbəˌreɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYliberateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of liberare, from liber; ➔ LIBERTY VERB TABLEliberate |
Present | I, you, we, they | liberate | | he, she, it | liberates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | liberated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have liberated | | he, she, it | has liberated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had liberated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will liberate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have liberated |
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Present | I | am liberating | | he, she, it | is liberating | | you, we, they | are liberating | Past | I, he, she, it | was liberating | | you, we, they | were liberating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been liberating | | he, she, it | has been liberating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been liberating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be liberating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been liberating |
1to free someone from feelings or conditions that make his or her life unhappy or difficult SYN free: liberate somebody from something Electricity liberated farmers from many hard chores.2to free prisoners, a city, a country, etc. from someone’s control SYN free: The city was liberated by the Allies in 1944.3to allow something to develop or happen freely, especially someone’s imagination, knowledge, etc. SYN free: Music can liberate your imagination.—liberating adjective: a liberating experience—liberator noun [countable] |