Both Uses
liberate
in
Augie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
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- The last time I saw Tourteau was two months before the liberation.†
p. 78.7liberation = the act of being set free
- We didn't find out he was dead until after the liberation.†
p. 82.3 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(liberate) to set free -- as from prison, political oppression, persecution, expectations...
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(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).