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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?ber?tus, past participle of l?ber? (“to set free, deliver”), from l?ber (“free”); see liberal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?b??e?t/
• Hyphenation: lib?er?ate

Verb

liberate (third-person singular simple present liberates, present participle liberating, simple past and past participle liberated)

1. (transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
   1. To release from slavery: to manumit.
   2. To release from servitude or unjust rule.
   3. To release from restraint or inhibition.
      • 1991 May 12, "Kidnapped!" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:

        Jeeves: Foreign travel often liberates emotions best kept in check, sir. The air of North America is notoriously stimulating in this regard, as witness the regrettable behavior of its inhabitants in 1776.
        B. Wooster: Hm? What happened in 1776, Jeeves?
        Jeeves: I prefer not to dwell on it, if it's convenient to you, sir.

   4. (chemistry) To release from chemical bonds or solutions.

2. (transitive, military, euphemistic) To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
3. (transitive, euphemistic) To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.

Synonyms

• befree, free, set free

Related terms

• liberation
• liberator

Translations

Further reading

• liberate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• liberate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• beertail, iterable, tierable

Italian

Verb

liberate

1. second-person plural present of liberare
2. second-person plural imperative of liberare

Anagrams

• albereti, bilatere

Latin

Verb

l?ber?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of l?ber?

Participle

l?ber?te

1. vocative masculine singular of l?ber?tus

English

Etymology

Recorded since c.1330 as Middle English pronouncen (“to utter, declare officially”), from Old French prononcier, from Latin pr?n?nti?, itself from pr?- (“forth, out, in public”) + n?nti? (“I announce”) from n?ntius (“messenger”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???na?ns/
• Rhymes: -a?ns

Verb

pronounce (third-person singular simple present pronounces, present participle pronouncing, simple past and past participle pronounced)

1. (transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.

2. (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
   1. (transitive) To pronounce dead.
      • 2015, April 30, Carol H. Allan, David R. Fowler (medical examiners), Freddie Gray autopsy: excerpt from the report, published in The Baltimore Sun, June 24, 2015

        Despite resuscitative efforts, Mr. Gray was pronounced on 4/19/2015.

3. (intransitive) To pass judgment.

4. (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
   • 1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, page 182:

     They spell it "Vinci" and pronounce it "Vinchy". Foreigners always spell better than they pronounce.
   1. (in passive) To sound like.

5. (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.

6. (transitive) To read aloud.

Derived terms

Related terms

• pronouncement
• pronunciation

Translations

Anagrams

• couponner