reliberate

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verb

To liberate again.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbreliberate (third-person singular simple present reliberates, present participle reliberating, simple past and past participle reliberated)

present singular third person reliberates · participle present reliberating · participle past reliberated · past reliberated

  1. transitiveTo liberate again.First known use 19th c.

    In the case of beryllium, they reliberate it little by little to the detriment of the hepatocytes (Aldridge et al., 1949, Cheng, 1956).

    2013, Ch. Rouiller, The Liver: Morphology, Biochemistry, Physiology, →ISBN, page 419
    2 more examples

    So Scooter came to visit, and one night, with nothing better to do, he, Dell, Captain Eugene Snedeker (CO of H Company), a couple of other guys, and I decided to reliberate recently liberated Seoul.

    1993, David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman, Brave Men, →ISBN, page 88

    In September 1842, Mexican forces crossed the border at the Rio Grande, took possession of San Antonio, and slaughtered a band of Texans seeking to reliberate the city.

    2008 -, Martin Dugard, The Training Ground, →ISBN

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APA

reliberate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reliberate

MLA

“reliberate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reliberate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reliberate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reliberate.

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