LIB'ERATE, verb transitive [Latin libero, from liber, free.] 1. To free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; as, to liberate one from duress or imprisonment; to liberate the mind from the shackles of prejudice. 2. To manumit; as, to liberate a slave.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI