liberate meaning and definition

LIBERATE verb

Definition of liberate (verb)

1. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
   • synonyms: emancipate
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
   • synonyms: free, loose, release, unloose, unloosen
   • antonym: confine
3. grant freedom to
   • "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
   • synonyms: set free
4. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
   • synonyms: free, release