Both Uses of "liberate" in "The Mark of Athena"

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Both Uses

liberate
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The Mark of Athena
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But you know what prize awaits, if you can liberate it.†
p. 401.1

liberate = set free
His dark sunken eyes reminded Percy of photos he'd seen of liberated prisoners-of-war, which Percy guessed Nico basically was.†
p. 536.6 *

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(1) (liberate)
to set free -- as from prison, political oppression, persecution, expectations...
(2) (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).