SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
liberate
verb
To free someone or something from control, restriction, or confinement.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Set free
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Usage distinction
Return to topEmancipate often concerns freedom from legal or social restrictions; liberate is broader.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See liberate in use
A shared index could liberate researchers from hours of repetitive searching.
A successful effort to liberate the workers from the factory owner's coercive control changes what choices they can make.
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