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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Liberate \Lib"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Liberated} (-[=a]'t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liberating} (-[=a]'t[i^]ng).] [L. liberatus, p. p. of liberare to free, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}, adjective, and cf. {Deliver}.] To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases.
Syn: To deliver; free; release. See {Deliver}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
liberated \liberated\ adjective (Chem.)
1. released from chemical combination, or as a consequence of chemical reaction; -- of a gas. [WordNet 1.5]
2. freed from bondage; -- of people.
Syn: emancipated, freed. [WordNet 1.5]
3. free from traditional social restraints; as, a liberated lifestyle.
Syn: emancipated. [WordNet 1.5]
4. stolen. [jocose] [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
liberated
adjective
1: (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
2: freed from bondage [syn: {emancipated}, {freed}]
3: free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle" [syn: {emancipated}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "liberated": afoot and lighthearted, at large, at liberty, clear, delivered, detached, disengaged, easygoing, emancipated, extricated, footloose, footloose and fancy-free, free, free and easy, free as air, freeborn, freed, go-as-you-please, in the clear, loose, on parole, on the loose, redeemed, released, rescued, scot-free, unattached, unbound, uncommitted, unengaged, uninvolved, unshackled, untied
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