different between liberty vs liberate

English

Etymology

From Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin libertas (“freedom”), from liber (“free”); see liberal.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?b?ti/

Noun

liberty (countable and uncountable, plural liberties)

1. The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
2. The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.

3. The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
4. Freedom from excessive government control.
5. A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.

6. (often plural) A breach of social convention.

7. A local division of government administration in medieval England.
8. (game of Go) an empty space next to a group of stones of the same color.

Synonyms

• freedom

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• liberty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• liberty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Liberty in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• liberty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Liberty (division) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Birtley, Tribley

Italian

Noun

liberty m (invariable)

1. art nouveau

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