liberate
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Synonyms
discharge, disenthrall (also disenthral), emancipate, enfranchise, enlarge, free, loose, loosen, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter
Antonyms
bind, confine, enchain, fetter, restrain
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As a conductor of cinematic mayhem, Phillips was drawn to the Jokerâs anarchic nature and felt liberated by the fact that the character had never had a single definitive origin story. — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, "In âJokerâ the stakes are life and death, and comic book movies may never be the same," 28 Aug. 2019 Britain's Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and Prime Minister Theresa May attended a service of remembrance at the medieval cathedral in Bayeux, the first Normandy town liberated by Allied troops after D-Day. — John Leicester, Anchorage Daily News, "D-Day 75: Nations honor surviving veterans and memory of fallen troops in ceremony above Normandy beaches," 6 June 2019 Dylan, liberated by the freewheelinâ format, gave some of the most dynamic and dramatic performances of his career, spurred on by the thrilling arrangements of an intuitive band. ... — Wesley Stace, WSJ, "The Inside Story of Bob Dylanâs Finest Hour," 4 June 2019 Those assets would be liberated to be put to highest and best use â a massive increase in productivity nationwide. — Grover Norquist, The Denver Post, "Grover Norquist: Trump should index capital gains to spare millions of Americans from paying taxes on inflation," 27 Aug. 2019 Two weeks later, he and other American POWs were liberated. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "At 100, ex-POW still hears the âScreaming Mimisâ," 5 Aug. 2019 She and Miriam were liberated by the Soviet army on Jan. 27, 1945, but were the only survivors in their family. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Eva Kor, Who Survived Horrific Twin Experiments at Auschwitz During the Holocaust, Dies at 85," 8 July 2019 Even after Ethiopia was liberated and the monarch reinstalled in 1941, Pankhurstâs advocacy didnât wane. — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "The British suffragette who was crowned an âhonoraryâ Ethiopian," 25 June 2019 Buchenwald, a Nazi camp established on Ettersberg Hill near Weimar, Germany, was liberated by Lt. — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, "Boynton man proposes memorial for American liberators of Buchenwald," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'liberate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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