to liberate

Examples

• All

• The chemical reaction will liberate gas, causing the balloon to inflate rapidly.

• There were no oceans, as on Earth, to liberate heat slowly and mediate between ground and sky.

  Fiction book (1993)

• It's being used to liberate electrical power, which is then transferred all over the place.

• If you shine light on a on a metal, it can liberate electrons.

• At issue is the energy needed to liberate it from its binding, enabling it to be a fuel.

  Academic text (2000)

• So your body knows what to do quickly liberates fat for fuel.

  Danny Jones

• You see, this change in molecular configuration liberates enormous quantities of energy.

  The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)

• In layman's terms, if you apply a small amount of energy, it liberates an enormous quantity of energy.

  Flubber (1997)

• The nitrogen needed by plants for biosynthesis and growth is liberated by microbially mediated decomposition.

  Academic text (1994)

• Once chlorine is liberated from the CFC by UV photolysis, it can catalytically destroy ozone.

  Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

S

to set free

vsto liberate

226 2.7

To let a person or animal go after keeping them in a place where they could not leave

is about chemical release of substances, not freeing from confinement

U

to unleash

vsto liberate

206 4.3

To suddenly let a strong feeling, power, or animal go free

is a steady chemical release rather than an abrupt emotional or forceful burst

R

to release

vsto liberate

168 2.7

To allow a liquid, gas, or energy to flow out

is the chemical process sense, not general permission or control

L

to let loose

vsto liberate

47 3.8

Set something free from being held or controlled

is specific to processes releasing substances, not freeing people or animals

E

to expel

vsto liberate

26 5.0

Push out a substance, for example gas from a body or container

is about release by chemical reaction rather than being pushed out physically

E

to eject

vsto liberate

24 4.1

Push a liquid or other substance out of something

is release that occurs through chemical change, not mechanical ejection

F

to free

vsto liberate

• Specialized

1 7.5

To release gas or energy during a chemical reaction

is the same meaning but used more generally for substance release

Antonyms

A

to absorb

315 3.0

To take in things such as liquid, light, or information

R

to retain

19 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Much

to expel

26 5.0

to discharge

12 4.4

to liberate

• Specialized

2 5.8

to release

168 2.7

to emit

128 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology