| liberat | He liberated the people from bondage. |
| liberat | She is said to be a leader in the women's liberation movement. |
| liberat | Women's Liberation is a broad-based but informal popular movement. |
| liberate | (v) grant freedom to, Syn. set free, Example: The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university |
| liberation | (n) the act of liberating someone or something, Syn. release, freeing |
| liberation | (n) the attempt to achieve equal rights or status, Example: she worked for women's liberation |
| liberation theology | (n) a form of Christian theology (developed by South American Roman Catholics) that emphasizes social and political liberation as the anticipation of ultimate salvation |
| liberation tigers of tamil eelam | (n) a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel, Syn. LTTE, World Tamil Association, Tamil Tigers, World Tamil Movement, Tigers, Example: the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war |
| liberator | (n) someone who releases people from captivity or bondage, Ant. captor |
| Liberate | v. t. |
| liberated | adj. (Chem.)
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| liberating | adj. giving freedom from restriction or restraint. |
| Liberation | n. [ L. liberatio: cf. F. libération. Cf. Livraison. ] The act of liberating or the state of being liberated. [ 1913 Webster ] This mode of analysis requires perfect liberation from all prejudged system. Pownall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Liberator | n. [ L. ] One who, or that which, liberates; a deliverer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Liberatory | a. Tending, or serving, to liberate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Liberationsphänomen { n } | disinhibition phenomenon [Add to Longdo] |