Definition of "liberate" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly

2. (transitive, military, euphemistic) To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.

3. (transitive, euphemistic) To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.

   • We didn't need IDs. We just liberated these beers from the back of the shop.

adjective

1. (obsolete) liberated

2. (obsolete, UK, historical, law) allowed, delivered, freed (see Etymology 3).

noun

1. (obsolete, historical, law) A writ issued out of the Chancery for the payment of a pension, debt, the delivery of one's land or goods from a sheriff's custody, the delivery a prisoner put in bail fo appearance or other royal allowance.

   • liberate roll
   • liberate day