Antonyms for liberated


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


Definition of liberated

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 :
  • We have known and boasted all along that they were the principles of a liberated mankind.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • He was liberated after a week's imprisonment, but banished to his chateau at Verteuil.
  • Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
  • Nevertheless, he has liberated a force that no gauge made by man can measure.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • We shouted for help, or to be liberated from our noisome prison.
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various
  • Puss had no sooner been liberated than she bounded out at the open door.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • Already I feel like a liberated slave who has crossed her Red Sea.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Then he had called for the liberation of Roma, but Roma had neither been liberated nor removed.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • When he had liberated them from the sheath, he put them on the bridge of his nose upside down.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Both are clapped into 'prison strang,' and liberated by a night raid and surprise.
  • Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie
  • I turned to the gaoler who had just liberated me for some explanation.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Synonyms for liberated

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