Both Uses of
liberate
in
The House of Mirth
- On the doorstep, with the street before her, she felt a mad throb of liberation, intoxicating as the prisoner's first draught of free air; but the clearness of brain continued, and she noted the mute aspect of Fifth Avenue, guessed at the lateness of the hour, and even observed a man's figure—was there something half-familiar in its outline?†
Chpt 1.13
- Lily slipped out last among the band of liberated work-women.†
Chpt 2.10 *
Definition:
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(liberate) to set free -- as from prison, political oppression, persecution, expectations...