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Synonyms for liberating

Grammar : Verb
Spell : lib-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪb əˌreɪt

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Définition of liberating

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin liberatus, past participle of liberare "set free," from liber "free" (see liberal). Meaning "to free an occupied territory from the enemy" (often used ironically) is from 1942. Related: Liberated; liberating.
  • verb give freedom
Example sentences :
  • He was a fair linguist, this ancient survivor of the Liberating armies.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was only after the bitterest struggle, that he determined on liberating his betrothed.
  • Extract from : « The Huguenots in France » by Samuel Smiles.
  • Let us trace, (say the Jacobins), the progress of this liberating operation.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • Do not utter any exclamation of surprise; I have come in the hopes of liberating you!
  • Extract from : « The Golden Grasshopper » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The flight of Leland, under Providence, was really the means of liberating the negro.
  • Extract from : « The Ranger » by Edward S. Ellis
  • There was no intention of liberating the Winchester convicts.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing
  • And how was the injustice of liberating the guilty mended by the torments of the innocent?
  • Extract from : « Studies of Christianity » by James Martineau
  • This accession to their wealth should be consecrated to the work of liberating their fellow-creatures.
  • Extract from : « Slavery » by William E. Channing
  • The same motive was the reason of their liberating Dardanum.
  • Extract from : « The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End » by Titus Livius
  • It is a most regrettable little fling on the part of the "Liberating" Army.
  • Extract from : « Diplomatic Days » by Edith O'Shaughnessy

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