Both Uses of
liberate
in
Lord of the Flies
- He capered toward Bill, and the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness.†
p. 64.1 *liberated = set free
- They understood only too well the liberation into savagery that the concealing paint brought.†
p. 172.9liberation = the act of being set free
Definitions:
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(1)
(liberate) to set free -- as from prison, political oppression, persecution, expectations...
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In chemistry liberate can specifically mean to free something (such as a gas) from a compound through chemical reaction. Even more rarely, liberate is used in a humorous way as a synonym for stealing (taking without permission).