"liberate" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Give equal rights to;
Of women and minorities (synset 202503049)
is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

same as: emancipate
Grant freedom to;
Free from confinement (synset 202426474)
subtypes:
- unspell - release from a spell
- unchain - make free
- bail - release after a security has been paid
- run - set animals loose to graze
- bail out - free on bail
- parole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
same as: free, loose, release, unloose, unloosen
Grant freedom to (synset 202502711)
"The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

is a type of: discharge, free - free from obligations or duties
subtypes:
- affranchise, enfranchise - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
- emancipate, manumit - free from slavery or servitude
- decolonise, decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony)
same as: set free
Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition (synset 201761838)
referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

is a type of: bring forth, generate - bring into existence

same as: free, release