Dictionary![]() ![]() lib•er•atePronunciation: (lib'u-rāt"), [key] —v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage. 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. Slang.to steal or take over illegally: The soldiers liberated a consignment of cigarettes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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