liberate meaning
liberate :
to free, to release
Verb
▪ The soldiers liberated the town.
▪ The soldiers set the town free.
▪ She liberated the bird from the cage.
▪ She set the bird free from the cage.
paraphrasing
▪ free – to release
▪ release – to let go
▪ unshackle – to remove chains
▪ emancipate – to free from control
Pronunciation
liberate [ˈlɪbəˌreɪt]
The stress is on 'lib' and sounds like 'lib-er-ate'.
Common phrases and grammar about liberate
liberate - Common meaning
Verb
to free, to release
Part of Speech Changes for "liberate"
▪ liberation (noun) – the act of setting free
▪ liberator (noun) – one who frees others
▪ liberated (adjective) – set free
Common Expressions with "liberate"
▪ liberate a country – to free a nation
▪ liberate from oppression – to free from control
▪ liberate prisoners – to free captives
▪ liberate the mind – to free one's thoughts
Important examples of liberate in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, liberate often means to free from restriction or control.
Example of a confusing word: elaborate (to explain in detail)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Liberate is used as a verb in grammar questions, often showing an action of freeing.
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Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
liberate the spirit
'free one's inner self', used in motivational contexts.
liberate one's potential
means 'to unlock one's abilities'.
Differences between similar words and liberate
liberate
,
emancipate
differences
Liberate means to set free, while emancipate often refers to freeing from legal or social restrictions.
liberate
,
release
differences
Liberate means to set free, often from control, while release means to let go of something.
Words with the same origin as liberate
The origin of liberate
Liberate comes from the Latin 'liberare', which means 'to make free'.
Word structure
It has the root liber (free), and the suffix ate (verb), meaning 'to make free'.
Words with the same origin
The root of liberate is liber (free). Words with the same root include liberty (freedom), liberal (open-minded).
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