Roget's Thesaurus: Entry 750 (Liberation)

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#750. Liberation.-- N. liberation, disengagement, release, enlargement, emancipation; disenthrallment[obs], disenthralment[obs]; affranchisement[obs], enfranchisement; manumission; discharge, dismissal.

deliverance &c. 672; redemption, extrication, acquittance, absolution; acquittal &c. 970; escape &c.671.

V. liberate, free; set free, set clear, set at liberty; render free, emancipate, release; enfranchise, affranchise[obs]; manumit; enlarge; disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss; let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip; cast adrift, turn adrift; deliver &c. 672; absolve &c. (acquit) 970.

unfetter &c. 751, untie &c. 43; loose &c. (disjoin) 44; loosen, relax,; unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash; disengage, disentangle; clear, extricate, unloose.

gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty &c. 748; get rid of, get clear of; deliver oneself from; shake off the yoke, slip the collar; break loose, break prison; tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels; escape &c. 671.

Adj. liberated &c. v.; out of harness &c. (free) 748.

Int. unhand me! let me go!