liberate

动词 liberate:

1. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
   同义词：emancipate
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
   同义词：free, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
3. grant freedom to
   同义词：set free

1. The country was liberated in 1966.
   这个国家是在1966年解放的。
2. Our army had liberated many occupied areas.
   我们的军队解放了许多地区。

lib.er.ate

v.tr.（及物动词）
lib.er.at.ed,lib.er.at.ing,lib.er.ates
To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
解放：释放，例如从压迫下、囚禁中或外国统治下
Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
【化学】 释出：从某种混合体中释放或放出（如气体）
Slang To obtain by illegal means, as by looting:
【俚语】 劫掠：以非法手段获得，如通过劫掠：
例句：
some fine brandy we had liberated from the Germans during World War II.
这些上好的白兰地是我们在二战期间从德国人手里夺来的

来源：
Latin lober3re lober3t-
拉丁语 lober3re lober3t-
from lober [free] * see leudh-
源自 lober [解放] *参见 leudh-

【引伸】
lib.erat.ingly
adv.（副词）
lib.era.tor
n.（名词）