Lib'er-āte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. LIBERATED; p. pr. & vb. n. LIBERATING.] [Lat. liberare, liberatum, from liber, free; It. liberare, O. Sp. liberar, Fr. libérer.] To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from the shackles of prejudice.

Synonyms—To deliver; discharge; free; release. See DELIVER.