Associations to the word «Liberate»

Wiktionary

LIBERATE, verb. (transitive) To free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to manumit; to disengage.
LIBERATE, verb. (transitive) (euphemistic) To steal or abscond with (something).

Dictionary definition

LIBERATE, verb. Give equal rights to; of women and minorities.
LIBERATE, verb. Grant freedom to; free from confinement.
LIBERATE, verb. Grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university".
LIBERATE, verb. Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.