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Thesaurus: liberate

To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases.

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  1. a. To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases.
  2. v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
  3. v. grant freedom to; free from confinement
  4. v. grant freedom to
  5. v. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
  6. To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases. Syn. -- To deliver; free; release. See Deliver.
  7. To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; tofree; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner;to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases.