Synonyms for liberate
ˈlɪb əˌreɪt

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1. emancipate, liberate(verb)

   give equal rights to; of women and minorities

   Synonyms:
   emancipate, loose, release, free, manumit, set free, unloosen, unloose

2. free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose(verb)

   grant freedom to; free from confinement

   Synonyms:
   turn, unfreeze, unloose, expel, exhaust, let loose, release, resign, emancipate, unblock, loosen, publish, disembarrass, unloosen, put out, let go of, exempt, give up, relinquish, justify, absolve, unleash, relieve, secrete, rid, let go, dislodge, bring out, discharge, issue, free, relax, disengage, eject, set free, loose

3. liberate, set free(verb)

   grant freedom to

   "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

   Synonyms:
   emancipate, loose, release, free, set free, unloosen, unloose

4. release, free, liberate(verb)

   release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

   Synonyms:
   turn, exempt, exhaust, absolve, unloose, relieve, emancipate, unloosen, unblock, justify, unfreeze, disembarrass, disengage, bring out, free, discharge, release, secrete, set free, put out, give up, loose, let go, let go of, resign, relinquish, publish, expel, rid, issue, eject, dislodge

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1. liberate

   To absolve, in the strict sense, is to set free from any bond. One may be absolved from a promise by a breach of faith on the part of one to whom the promise was made. To absolve from sins is formally to remit their condemnation and penalty, regarded as a bond upon the soul. "Almighty God ... pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel." Book of Common Prayer, Declar. of Absol. To acquit of sin or crime is to free from the accusation of it, pronouncing one guiltless; the innocent are rightfully acquitted; the guilty may be mercifully absolved. Compare PARDON.

   Synonyms:
   absolve, acquit, clear, discharge, exculpate, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, pardon, pardon, release, set free

   Antonyms:
   accuse, bind, charge, compel, condemn, convict, impeach, inculpate, obligate, oblige

   Preposition:
   One is absolved from (rarely of) a promise, a sin, etc.

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1. liberate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   release, free, emancipate, manumit, disinthrall, ransom, discharge, deliver, set free, set at liberty, let go, let loose, let out

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1. liberate(v)

   Synonyms:
   free

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1. List of paraphrases:

   liberation, release, liberalization, liberating, free, rid, emancipating, extricate, unleash, emancipate, liberalize, freeing, emancipation, liberated

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How to use liberate in a sentence?

1. Fahrettin Altun:

   Turkey has no ambition in northeastern Syria except to neutralize a long-standing threat against Turkish citizens and to liberate the local population from the yoke of armed thugs.

2. Aguila Saleh:

   We need to get rid of militias and terrorist groups, we assure the residents of Tripoli that the campaign to liberate Tripoli will be limited and not violate any freedoms but restore security and fight terrorism.

3. Umm Imad:

   God willing liberate Tikrit they will bring back those who are alive, if they are dead they will bring their bodies out ... I will accept anything from God, just bring him back to us dead or alive.

4. Lionel Trilling:

   A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.

5. Mickey Mehta:

   Deal with the demons of your past when they haunt you, don't shy away, instead show them the way. Once and for all look straight in their faces right into their eyes with a will and determination to resolve, breathe them out, and before you, let them dissolve. Don't let your past get you traumatized, deal it with self conviction, liberate yourself and get MickeyMized.

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