liberated

Everyday

1. Set free from prison, an enemy army or control. tree →
2. Feeling free from rules, worries or old ideas (she felt liberated). tree →
3. (informal, jokey) Taken or "borrowed" without asking (he liberated a biscuit). tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons: towns liberated at the end of a war. In everyday talk: feeling liberated when exams are over. In stories: prisoners or animals liberated from cages. Phrases: liberated from, feel liberated.

Examples

• The town was liberated by the soldiers. tree →
• The animals were liberated from their cages. tree →
• I felt liberated when the last exam finished. tree →
• The prisoners were liberated after many years. tree →
• Women fought to be liberated from unfair rules. tree →
• Somebody liberated the last cupcake from the tin (jokey). tree →
• I liberated fifteen prisoners, and one of them was Fionn.” tree →

Note

Past form of "liberate"; regular. Noun: liberation; the person who frees: liberator. Similar: freed, released. "Liberating" as an adjective means making you feel free (a liberating day).