[ˈlɪbəreɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression
(e.g: the serfs had been liberated)

- release (gas, energy, etc.) as a result of chemical reaction or physical decomposition
(e.g: the energy liberated by the annihilation of matter is huge)

- steal (something)
(e.g: the drummer's wearing a beret he's liberated from Lord knows where)


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Origin:
late 16th century (as adjective): from Latin liberat- ‘freed’, from the verb liberare, from liber ‘free’