liberar

/libeˈɾaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
libero
preterite (eu)
liberei
past participle
liberado

Meaning

  1. to free

    • Liberaram a estrada.

      They opened the road.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

libertar

liberar is a general everyday release, like releasing a product; libertar is more formal or political, to liberate from oppression or captivity — both mean "to free."

livrar

liberar is a general everyday release; livrar-se means to get rid of or free oneself from a burden — both mean "to free."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

librar

librar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to free."

Practice

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