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what's the difference between "liberate" and "freedom"?thanks very much. what's the difference between "liberate" and "freedom"? thanks very much.thank James. and what's the difference between "liberaty" and "freedom"?
Jun 4, 2010 3:33 PM
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English has a lot of concepts for which there are two words: one descended from the Germanic family, and one descended from the Romance family of languages. This is a perfect example. "Freedom" is related to the ancestor of the modern German word "Freiheit," while "liberty" is related to the ancestor of the modern French word "liberté." We English-speakers just make our own version of both words and use them both in English. :) In usage, I would say that "liberty" is more commonly used in political/official language, while "freedom" is more commonly used in historical language when referring to the emancipation of the slaves in the US. They are both emotionally-charged words, but I would personally say that "liberty" is a little "fancier" and therefore slightly more emotionally distanced. If a soap-box speaker in a park really wanted to excite the common people, s/he would probably prefer to shout about "freedom" rather than "liberty."
June 4, 2010
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liberate is a verb means 1- to free someone from a critical or difficult situation 2 to free a place and people in it from military control. freedom is a noun means the right to live your life as you want , take your own decisions and express your opinion freely freedom of religion freedom of speech etc.
June 4, 2010
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I would say, that "liberate (vt)" and "liberty (n)" come from the French counterparts of "libérer" and "liberté" respectively, while "freedom" is more or less an English originated noun. Good weekend. / 祝 週末愉快。
June 4, 2010
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"Liberate" is a verb "Freedom" is a noun.
June 4, 2010
'To liberate' means 'to free a country or a person from the control of somebody else'. Therefore, 'liberation' and 'freedom' are synonyms. We can say 'liberation from poverty' or 'freedom from poverty'. We can also say 'women's liberation' or 'women's freedom'... However, 'liberty' is used especially to describe those who are not controlled by rules, government or authority: 'Palestinians fight for justice and liberty'.
June 4, 2010
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