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Liberate

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to set someone or something free from confinement, oppression, or control
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Stage 1 of 3
liber
Latin · ancient
"free"
free
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Stage 2 of 3
liberare
Latin · ancient
"to free, to set at liberty"
to free, to set at liberty, from liber
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Stage 3 of 3
liberate
English · 1600s
"to set someone free from confinement or control"
settled as the English word for setting someone free from confinement or control
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