different between liberate vs liberator

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?ber?tus, past participle of l?ber? (“to set free, deliver”), from l?ber (“free”); see liberal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?b??e?t/
• Hyphenation: lib?er?ate

Verb

liberate (third-person singular simple present liberates, present participle liberating, simple past and past participle liberated)

1. (transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
   1. To release from slavery: to manumit.
   2. To release from servitude or unjust rule.
   3. To release from restraint or inhibition.
      • 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:

        Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
        B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
        Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.

   4. (chemistry) To release from chemical bonds or solutions.

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.

Synonyms

• befree, free, set free

Related terms

• liberation
• liberator

Translations

Further reading

• liberate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• liberate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• beertail, iterable, tierable

Italian

Verb

liberate

1. second-person plural present of liberare
2. second-person plural imperative of liberare

Anagrams

• albereti, bilatere

Latin

Verb

l?ber?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of l?ber?

Participle

l?ber?te

1. vocative masculine singular of l?ber?tus

English

Etymology

From Latin l?ber?tor (“one who sets free”), from l?ber?re, past participle l?ber?tus (“to set free”); see liberate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?b??e?t?(?)/

Noun

liberator (plural liberators)

1. A person who frees or liberates.

Synonyms

• deliverer
• emancipator
• manumitter, manumittor

Antonyms

• enslaver
• oppressor

Related terms

• liberate
• liberation
• liberty

Translations

Further reading

• liberator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• liberator in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Interlingua

Noun

liberator (plural liberatores)

1. liberator

Latin

Etymology

From l?ber? +? -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /li?.be?ra?.tor/, [li?b???ä?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.be?ra.tor/, [lib?????t??r]

Noun

l?ber?tor m (genitive l?ber?t?ris, feminine l?ber?tr?x); third declension

1. liberator, deliverer.
2. (historical) a member of the conspirators who participated in the plotted assassination of Julius Caesar, led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Related terms

Descendants

• English: liberator
• French: libérateur
• Italian: liberatore
• Portuguese: liberador, livrador
• Spanish: liberador, librador

Verb

l?ber?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of l?ber?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of l?ber?

References

• liberator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• liberator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• liberator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• liberator in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Romanian

Etymology

From French libérateur, from Latin liberator.

Adjective

liberator m or n (feminine singular liberatoare, masculine plural liberatori, feminine and neuter plural liberatoare)

1. liberating

Declension