liberate
verb
lib·er·ate
ˈli-bə-ˌrāt 
liberated; liberating
1
2
: to free from combination
liberate the gas by adding acid
3
: to take or take over illegally or unjustly
material liberated from a nearby construction site—
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Rebels fought to liberate the country.
Soldiers liberated the hostages from their captors.
Laptop computers could liberate workers from their desks.
He was using materials that he had liberated from a construction site.
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By the end of the session in August, Congress codified a process for Butler-like actions by army officers to assume jurisdiction over any enslaved people who liberated themselves by sneaking into Union lines.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The same technology that could liberate human curiosity could just as easily extinguish it.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Ravensbrück was also liberated very late in the game.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 June 2025
The Allied forces were able to gain a toehold in France that ultimately enabled them to liberate that country and march toward Germany.
—Medianews Group, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The same technology that could liberate human curiosity could just as easily extinguish it.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Ravensbrück was also liberated very late in the game.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 June 2025
The Allied forces were able to gain a toehold in France that ultimately enabled them to liberate that country and march toward Germany.
—Medianews Group, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for liberate
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“Liberate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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