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The rescue team worked to liberate the trapped bird.
What does Liberate mean?
Liberate means to set free.
Dictionary definition
To set someone or something free from a limit, trap, or unfair control.
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A new tool can liberate workers from a slow task.
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The story used liberate to show how courage can help people gain freedom.
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What does liberate mean?
Liberate means to set free.
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WordLiberate.
Partverb.
MeaningLiberate means to set free.
ExampleExample: The rescue team worked to liberate the trapped bird.
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- Syllables
- lib · uh · rayt
- Strongest beat
- lib
- Ending
- rayt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on lib.
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Synonyms
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trapto keep from moving freely
confineto keep within limits
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Liberate word family
Base word
liberate
verb
liberate
Base form.
verb
liberated
Set free in the past.
verb
liberating
Setting free now.
noun
liberation
The act of being set free.
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