liberates

verb

present tense third-person singular of liberate
1
as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) the animal rightists snuck into the laboratory in the middle of the night to liberate all of the monkeys

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as in saves
to set free from entanglement or difficulty we were liberated from our financial woes when we hit the grand prize in the lottery

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Recent Examples of liberates Treatment doesn’t diminish human potential, but often liberates it. — Rachel Docekal, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate. — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole. — Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026 Nuclear fusion, like in the Sun, liberates 630 trillion joules for each kilogram of hydrogen fuel. — Big Think, 16 Feb. 2026 In addition to sparing readers a confrontation with the luminous now of the Notification Center, Cash also liberates the Flynns from the always-too-late pop-culture references that constrain many internet novels. — Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 Clearing missions liberates the different Hyrule regions from Ganondorf's control and earns resources to level up your characters and their weapons. — PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025 The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense. — Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberates
  1. frees
  2. saves
  3. releases
  4. rescues
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  • Instead of managing an entire meal, planning for just dessert and drinks frees you up to tidy the house or relax without standing over a stove for hours before guests arrive.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The trade frees up Brown, Doubs, DeMario Douglas, Mack Hollins, Kyle Williams and Efton Chism to make the Patriots’ 53-man roster while providing the team with more safety depth and a future draft pick.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of frees
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  • The system saves checkpoints during training so developers can compare different versions instead of automatically selecting the final model.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • That gives students a better understanding of how a shop works in practice and also saves the school district thousands of dollars.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of saves
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  • And then of course the jacuzzi, which releases tension and relaxes the muscles.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • How GLP-1s affect more than weight GLP-1 is a gut hormone the body naturally releases after eating.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of releases
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  • The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • His canine companion is Odin (played by a pooch named Uber), who rescues James after their crash and embarks on a journey of survival in the wilderness.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Liberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberates. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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