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liberate

/ˈlɪbəreɪt/

Translations

liberateverb

liberated

Past Simple

liberated

Past Participle

liberating

Gerund

/ˈlɪbəreɪt/

libérerPour un pays, une ville ou un peuple occupé.

The allied forces worked together to liberate the occupied territories during the war.

Les forces alliées ont travaillé ensemble pour libérer les territoires occupés pendant la guerre.

émanciperDans le registre social ou politique.

The movement aimed to liberate women from traditional gender roles.

Le mouvement visait à émanciper les femmes des rôles de genre traditionnels.

The soldiers were sent to liberate the hostages from the captors.

Les soldats ont été envoyés pour libérer les otages de leurs ravisseurs.

Additional translations

dégagerSens technique, notamment en chimie ou en physique.

piquerFamilier, souvent humoristique.

Synonyms

set free

Antonyms

liberateverb

To set someone or something free from a situation, especially imprisonment or oppression.

The soldiers were sent to liberate the hostages from the captors.

To release someone from social or economic constraints or discrimination.

The movement aimed to liberate women from traditional gender roles.

To free a country, city, or people from enemy occupation.

The allied forces worked together to liberate the occupied territories during the war.

To release a substance, especially a gas or energy, as the result of a chemical or physical process.

The decomposition of the compound liberates oxygen.

Informal, often humorous: to steal or take without permission.

Someone had liberated a few slices of cake from the kitchen.