1. to set free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression
2. to free a place or people from enemy occupation or control
Usage: military
3. to free someone from social conventions or limiting beliefs

Examples

• The prisoners were liberated after twenty years of captivity.
• Allied forces liberated the city from enemy occupation.
• The civil rights movement helped liberate African Americans from segregation.
• She felt liberated after leaving her restrictive job.
• The therapy sessions liberated him from his fears.
• Education can liberate people from poverty.
• The revolution liberated the country from colonial rule.