liberate
[verb]
Synonyms: free, deliver, emancipate, let loose, let out, release, rescue, set free

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Contrasted words: bind, tie, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap, constrain, restrain, restrict
Related Words: detach, unhook, untangle, disembarrass

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

lib‧e‧rate AC /ˈlɪbəreɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of liberare, from liber; ⇒ liberty]

1. to free someone from feelings or conditions that make their life unhappy or difficult
liberate somebody from something
women’s freedom to pursue careers liberated from childcare
the liberating power of education

2. to free prisoners, a city, a country etc from someone’s control:
A few days later, our armies liberated the city.
—liberation /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
liberation from oppression
the liberation of Paris in August 1944
—liberator /ˈlɪbəreɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲