liberate
/ˈlɪbəˌreɪt/
verb
- To set someone or something free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression.
- The new law will liberate thousands of wrongly convicted prisoners.
- She dedicated her life to helping liberate people from poverty.
- The soldiers worked to liberate the captured city.
- To free someone from a situation or condition that limits them, such as fear, control, or outdated ideas.
- The invention of the internet helped liberate access to information.
- He felt that moving to a new city would liberate him from his family's expectations.
- Learning to speak up helped liberate her from constant self-doubt.
- To release a gas, energy, or chemical substance.
- Burning wood liberates carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
- When the battery is used, it liberates electrons.
- The chemical reaction will liberate a large amount of heat.
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