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Marilyn Ferguson

Meaning of "liberate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIBERATE

liberate  [ˈlɪbəˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIBERATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Liberate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb liberate in English.

WHAT DOES LIBERATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of liberate in the English dictionary

The first definition of liberate in the dictionary is to give liberty to; make free. Other definition of liberate is to release from chemical combination during a chemical reaction. Liberate is also to release from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LIBERATE

PRESENT

Present
I liberate
you liberate
he/she/it liberates
we liberate
you liberate
they liberate
Present continuous
I am liberating
you are liberating
he/she/it is liberating
we are liberating
you are liberating
they are liberating
Present perfect
I have liberated
you have liberated
he/she/it has liberated
we have liberated
you have liberated
they have liberated
Present perfect continuous
I have been liberating
you have been liberating
he/she/it has been liberating
we have been liberating
you have been liberating
they have been liberating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I liberated
you liberated
he/she/it liberated
we liberated
you liberated
they liberated
Past continuous
I was liberating
you were liberating
he/she/it was liberating
we were liberating
you were liberating
they were liberating
Past perfect
I had liberated
you had liberated
he/she/it had liberated
we had liberated
you had liberated
they had liberated
Past perfect continuous
I had been liberating
you had been liberating
he/she/it had been liberating
we had been liberating
you had been liberating
they had been liberating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will liberate
you will liberate
he/she/it will liberate
we will liberate
you will liberate
they will liberate
Future continuous
I will be liberating
you will be liberating
he/she/it will be liberating
we will be liberating
you will be liberating
they will be liberating
Future perfect
I will have liberated
you will have liberated
he/she/it will have liberated
we will have liberated
you will have liberated
they will have liberated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been liberating
you will have been liberating
he/she/it will have been liberating
we will have been liberating
you will have been liberating
they will have been liberating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would liberate
you would liberate
he/she/it would liberate
we would liberate
you would liberate
they would liberate
Conditional continuous
I would be liberating
you would be liberating
he/she/it would be liberating
we would be liberating
you would be liberating
they would be liberating
Conditional perfect
I would have liberate
you would have liberate
he/she/it would have liberate
we would have liberate
you would have liberate
they would have liberate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been liberating
you would have been liberating
he/she/it would have been liberating
we would have been liberating
you would have been liberating
they would have been liberating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you liberate
we let´s liberate
you liberate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to liberate
Past participle
liberated
Present Participle
liberating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIBERATE


aberrate
ˈæbəˌreɪt
accelerate
ækˈsɛləˌreɪt
collaborate
kəˈlæbəˌreɪt
commemorate
kəˈmɛməˌreɪt
cooperate
kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt
corroborate
kəˈrɒbəˌreɪt
decorate
ˈdɛkəˌreɪt
deteriorate
dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt
exuberate
ɪɡˈzjuːbəˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
proliferate
prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt
protuberate
prəˈtjuːbəˌreɪt
regenerate
rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
reverberate
rɪˈvɜːbəˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
suberate
ˈsjuːbəˌreɪt
tolerate
ˈtɒləˌreɪt
verberate
ˈvɜːbəˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIBERATE

liberal-minded
liberaliser
liberalism
liberalist
liberalistic
liberalities
liberality
liberalization
liberalize
liberalizer
liberally
liberalness
liberated
liberating
liberation
liberation theology
liberationism
liberationist
liberator
liberatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIBERATE

accurate
computer literate
confederate
conglomerate
considerate
deliberate
derate
desperate
enterate
enumerate
eviscerate
exaggerate
illiterate
incarcerate
iterate
literate
moderate
recuperate
refrigerate
reiterate
temperate

Synonyms and antonyms of liberate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIBERATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «liberate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of liberate

Translation of «liberate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIBERATE

Find out the translation of liberate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of liberate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «liberate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

解放
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

liberar
570 millions of speakers

English

liberate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आजाद कराने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحرير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

освободить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

libertar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুক্ত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

libérer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membebaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

befreien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

解放する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해방하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbebasake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải phóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விடுவித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्त करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurtarmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liberare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyzwolić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звільнити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elibera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελευθερώσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bevry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

befria
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frigjøre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of liberate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBERATE»

The term «liberate» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.725 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBERATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «liberate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «liberate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about liberate

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «LIBERATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word liberate.
1
Brigitte Bardot
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves.
2
Jim Bunning
From watching the news one would think the Iraqis want us out of their country. But an overwhelming majority of Iraqis support our involvement there. Our freedom is contagious and we helped liberate them.
3
David Byrne
PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows.
4
Italo Calvino
The writer is someone who tears himself to pieces in order to liberate his neighbor.
5
Fidel Castro
I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba.
6
Paul Cellucci
We are at war to liberate Iraq, to protect the people of the United States and other countries from the devastating impact of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction being used by terrorists or the Iraqi government to kill thousands of innocent civilians.
7
Larry Craig
We came to Iraq to liberate them and to make our world a safer place.
8
Christopher Dawson
For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity.
9
Marilyn Ferguson
Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future.
10
Lady Gaga
Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIBERATE»

Discover the use of liberate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to liberate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Passion to Liberate: La Guma's South Africa, Images of ...
A literary biography of one of South Africa's most extraordinary and eminent men of letters, Justine Alexander La Guma, better known as Alex La Guma.
Fritz Pointer, 2001
2
The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World
This book shows that free information doesn't mean free people - and that, right now, everyone's liberty is at stake. 'A brilliant and courageous book.
Evgeny Morozov, 2012
3
Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions ...
Shows how to identify the most powerful negative emotions such as depression, anger, worry and fear and transform them into hope, compassion and courage to achieve complete emotional freedom. Reprint. A best-selling book.
Judith Orloff, 2010
4
Chakra Mantras: Liberate Your Spiritual Genius Through Chanting
Thomas Ashley-Farrand is the preeminent authority on yogic mantras.
Thomas Ashley Farrand, 2006
5
Liberate and Leave: Fatal Flaws in the Early Strategy for ...
This fine book should be required reading for all military professionals, members of Congress, and interagency officials who will be involved in our nation’s future war and postwar challenges.” —General Jay Garner, Administrator, ...
Don Eberly, 2009
6
Unleash the Poem Within: How Reading and Writing Poetry Can ...
This book shows women how to liberate their creative spirit and use it not only as a means of self-expression, but as a way to find more calm, peace and an enhanced ability to see the value in each present moment.
Wendy Nyemaster, 2008
7
Relax your neck, liberate your shoulders: the ultimate ...
A foolproof guide to releasing shoulder and neck tension, this book shows how imagery and touch can be used to eliminate stiffness and pain.
Eric Franklin, 2002
8
Will it Liberate ?: Questions About Liberation Theology
Liberation theology intends to liberate. But does it? What are its probable conse quences? There are two approaches to the theology of political economy, the utopian and the realistic. The utopian approach, frankly rec ommended by such ...
Michael Novak, 1991
9
Chains that Liberate, Governance of Family Ties
Although governance is about discipline and accountability and is often uncomfortable, it is the only way to long-term survival. This book discusses in detail the benefi
Rajesh Jain (FCA.), 2006
10
Worker in the Light: Unlock Your Five Senses and Liberate ...
Through Worker in the Light, George Noory will show readers how to: *Unlock the secrets to unlimited spiritual growth *Transcend all doubts and fears *Shatter the prison walls of their five senses *Deploy the power of intuition to see the ...
George Noory, William J. Birnes, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIBERATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term liberate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Iraq: Thousands trapped in battle to liberate Falluja
Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim-led government on Monday announced the start of operations to “liberate Anbar”, the province west of Baghdad whose ... «The National, Jul 15»
2
SOMALIA: Somalia to liberate strategic town from Al-shabab
ciidan RBC — Somali Federal Government forces backed by African Union troops are set to liberate Al-shabab, Somalia's Al-qaida linked ... «Raxanreeb Online, Jul 15»
3
Elder Scrolls Online players will soon liberate the Imperial City from …
Elder Scrolls Online players will soon liberate the Imperial City from Molag Bal and his minions. Wednesday, 15 July 2015 15:48 GMT By Stephany Nunneley. «VG247, Jul 15»
4
Right after resisting the shark attack Rescuers liberate whale from gear
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — A Cape Cod marine science center says a team of its rescuers freed a humpback whale off of Provincetown that ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
5
Shiite militia claim to liberate Fallujah neighborhoods
“Iraqi joint forces are on the alert to liberate the embattled towns of Fallujah and Ramadi in Anbar, but no timeframe has been set yet,” Brigadier ... «Rudaw, Jul 15»
6
Yemen: Pro-Hadi forces to launch major campaign to “liberate” Aden
The attack on the village comes as part of a larger campaign to “completely liberate” Aden from Houthi rebels, a senior member of the southern ... «Asharq Alawsat English, Jul 15»
7
Liberate welcomes equal marriage announcements
They've been working for months to speed up plans to introduce same sex weddings in the island. Today, Guernsey's government revealed ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
8
Letter: Liberate teachers
When our children and friends occasionally assemble, they often speak of a Topeka teacher who on slow days captured their imagination with ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»
9
Liberate Women From Full-Time Work
Liberate Women From Full-Time Work Hillary Clinton is pushing family-friendly work policies. Here's a different idea. «The New Republic, Jul 15»
10
Iraqi Christians Join Muslim Forces in Last Stand Against ISIS to …
"We have to help our Muslim brothers liberate Iraq." ISIS has driven out hundreds of thousands of Christians from their ancient homes across ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»

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