Thesaurus:liberate

Thesaurus

liberate

English

Verb

Sense: to give freedom to; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses

Synonyms

• befree
• deliver
• disentangle
• extricate
• free
• let go
• let loose
• liberate
• loose    [⇒ thesaurus]
• release
• set free
• turn loose
• unleash

Antonyms

• capture    [⇒ thesaurus]
• confine
• imprison    [⇒ thesaurus]
• leash
• restrain

Hyponyms

• emancipate
• manumit
• unchain
• unfetter
• unhand

Further reading

• “750. liberation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “liberate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.