Liberate
verb
To set free, especially from being controlled or restricted.
The prisoners were finally liberated by the allied forces.
Often appears as...
- liberate from captivity
- liberate from dictatorship
verb
To remove or get rid of something unwanted.
He liberated the garden from weeds.
Often appears as...
- liberate from weeds
- liberate from clutter
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To give freedom of thought or action.
Education is supposed to liberate the minds of the young.
Often appears as...
- liberate the mind
- liberate from dogma
verb
To set free, especially from being controlled or restricted.
The prisoners were finally liberated by the allied forces.
Often appears as...
- liberate from captivity
- liberate from dictatorship
verb
To remove or get rid of something unwanted.
He liberated the garden from weeds.
Often appears as...
- liberate from weeds
- liberate from clutter
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To give freedom of thought or action.
Education is supposed to liberate the minds of the young.
Often appears as...
- liberate the mind
- liberate from dogma
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Often used about freeing others in a historical, military, or political context.
The revolutionary leader sought to liberate the nation from colonial rule.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Liberation
Describes an active effort, not something that happens passively.
The activists worked tirelessly to liberate the abused animals.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Generally has a positive connotation, implying relief and freedom.
The court ruling was seen as a move to liberate the oppressed minority.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Often used about freeing others in a historical, military, or political context.
The revolutionary leader sought to liberate the nation from colonial rule.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Liberation
Describes an active effort, not something that happens passively.
The activists worked tirelessly to liberate the abused animals.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Generally has a positive connotation, implying relief and freedom.
The court ruling was seen as a move to liberate the oppressed minority.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Context
Often used about freeing others in a historical, military, or political context.
The revolutionary leader sought to liberate the nation from colonial rule.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Liberation
Describes an active effort, not something that happens passively.
The activists worked tirelessly to liberate the abused animals.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
Generally has a positive connotation, implying relief and freedom.
The court ruling was seen as a move to liberate the oppressed minority.
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The Man Behind a...
and narrower darker and darker and then for myself it got to the point where it was a form of liberation because it's like I can end this I tried to kill myself number of times because for a lot of reasons and each time it was it's almost like my I got my messages from my future self that said you're gonna get
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
It doesn't mean it's not real. What it means is we have to understand what it is as something which has a history, has certain things that keep it together, but it's a process, it's fluid, it's forever changing. Now that, I think, is a model for understanding ourselves, and I think it's a liberating model.
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The power of creative...
That kind of creative freedom sounds so liberating, doesn't it? Or does it? If you're like most people, you'd probably be paralyzed by this task. Without more guidance, where would you even begin? As it turns out, boundless freedom isn't always helpful.
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Give yourself permission...
And that's his job as a poet. And so, I find that very liberating, because I think that most of us really want to offer the world something of quality, something that the world will consider good or important. And that's really the enemy,
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Walking in your truth as...
battlegrounds is to exist in a world where everyone says you're trying to be someone you're not and the only thing you're doing is living as yourself I needed they need it we need the love we need the liberation we need to
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Awesome Elephants PIPE...
if there's a sort of more poetic spirit there so i'm i'm probably going to liberate her from her day job of uh of painting other elephants so vanda has traveled halfway around the world to the mataman elephant camp in
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What really matters at...
Meanwhile, we can -- We can design towards it. Parts of me died early on, and that's something we can all say one way or another. I got to redesign my life around this fact, and I tell you it has been a liberation
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Peter van Uhm: Why I...
to liberate a country and a people that they didn't know. They liberated my birth town. It was then that I decided I would take up the gun -- out of respect and gratitude for those men and women
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This could be why you're...
and we honor these signals and respect these signals, that we're going to begin to see the liberating, nourishing, deeper solutions. The cows that are waiting all around us. Thank you.
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Nationalism vs....
The really important thing is to liberate ourselves from suffering. What characterizes sentient beings in contrast to robots, to stones, to whatever,
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The Man Behind a...
and narrower darker and darker and then for myself it got to the point where it was a form of liberation because it's like I can end this I tried to kill myself number of times because for a lot of reasons and each time it was it's almost like my I got my messages from my future self that said you're gonna get
Video examples
Julian Baggini: Is there...
It doesn't mean it's not real. What it means is we have to understand what it is as something which has a history, has certain things that keep it together, but it's a process, it's fluid, it's forever changing. Now that, I think, is a model for understanding ourselves, and I think it's a liberating model.
Video examples
The power of creative...
That kind of creative freedom sounds so liberating, doesn't it? Or does it? If you're like most people, you'd probably be paralyzed by this task. Without more guidance, where would you even begin? As it turns out, boundless freedom isn't always helpful.
Video examples
Give yourself permission...
And that's his job as a poet. And so, I find that very liberating, because I think that most of us really want to offer the world something of quality, something that the world will consider good or important. And that's really the enemy,
Video examples
Walking in your truth as...
battlegrounds is to exist in a world where everyone says you're trying to be someone you're not and the only thing you're doing is living as yourself I needed they need it we need the love we need the liberation we need to
Video examples
Awesome Elephants PIPE...
if there's a sort of more poetic spirit there so i'm i'm probably going to liberate her from her day job of uh of painting other elephants so vanda has traveled halfway around the world to the mataman elephant camp in
Video examples
What really matters at...
Meanwhile, we can -- We can design towards it. Parts of me died early on, and that's something we can all say one way or another. I got to redesign my life around this fact, and I tell you it has been a liberation
Video examples
Peter van Uhm: Why I...
to liberate a country and a people that they didn't know. They liberated my birth town. It was then that I decided I would take up the gun -- out of respect and gratitude for those men and women
Video examples
This could be why you're...
and we honor these signals and respect these signals, that we're going to begin to see the liberating, nourishing, deeper solutions. The cows that are waiting all around us. Thank you.
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
The really important thing is to liberate ourselves from suffering. What characterizes sentient beings in contrast to robots, to stones, to whatever,
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
George Harrison
British Musician
Most people think when the world gets itself together, we'll all be okay. I don't see that situation arriving. I think one by one, we all free ourselves from the chains we have chained ourselves to. But I don't think that suddenly some magic happens and the whole lot of us will all be liberated in one throw.
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Erin Richards
British Actress
In real life, you don't know what's going to happen to you, so why would your character know? It's liberating to play the emotion your character is feeling at the time and not know what's coming up. I like it.
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Jack Welch
American Businessman
The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
There is something about seeing rhinos and lions running free that excites you. It's not that you feel afraid; it's more like you're liberated by seeing them.
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Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
It's so liberating to just have absolutely no filter and say exactly what's on your mind because you don't know otherwise.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world.
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Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
Standing up for what you believe in and being honest, telling the truth are all very liberating things.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
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Carl Levin
American Politician
The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror.
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Lance Bass
American Musician
I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy.
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George Harrison
British Musician
Most people think when the world gets itself together, we'll all be okay. I don't see that situation arriving. I think one by one, we all free ourselves from the chains we have chained ourselves to. But I don't think that suddenly some magic happens and the whole lot of us will all be liberated in one throw.
Quote examples
Erin Richards
British Actress
In real life, you don't know what's going to happen to you, so why would your character know? It's liberating to play the emotion your character is feeling at the time and not know what's coming up. I like it.
Quote examples
Jack Welch
American Businessman
The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.
Quote examples
Michael Douglas
American Actor
There is something about seeing rhinos and lions running free that excites you. It's not that you feel afraid; it's more like you're liberated by seeing them.
Quote examples
Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
It's so liberating to just have absolutely no filter and say exactly what's on your mind because you don't know otherwise.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world.
Quote examples
Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
Standing up for what you believe in and being honest, telling the truth are all very liberating things.
Quote examples
Marianne Williamson
American Author
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
Quote examples
Carl Levin
American Politician
The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror.
Quote examples
Lance Bass
American Musician
I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy.
Example 1 of 10
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