動詞 liberate:

1. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
   同義詞：emancipate
2. grant freedom to; free from confinement
   同義詞：free, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
3. grant freedom to
   同義詞：set free

1. The country was liberated in 1966.
   這個國家是在1966年解放的。
2. Our army had liberated many occupied areas.
   我們的軍隊解放了許多地區(qū)。

lib.er.ate

v.tr.（及物動詞）
lib.er.at.ed,lib.er.at.ing,lib.er.ates
To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
解放：釋放，例如從壓迫下、囚禁中或外國統(tǒng)治下
Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
【化學(xué)】 釋出：從某種混合體中釋放或放出（如氣體）
Slang To obtain by illegal means, as by looting:
【俚語】 劫掠：以非法手段獲得，如通過劫掠：
例句：
some fine brandy we had liberated from the Germans during World War II.
這些上好的白蘭地是我們在二戰(zhàn)期間從德國人手里奪來的

來源：
Latin lober3re lober3t-
拉丁語 lober3re lober3t-
from lober [free] * see leudh-
源自 lober [解放] *參見 leudh-

【引伸】
lib.erat.ingly
adv.（副詞）
lib.era.tor
n.（名詞）