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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLiberatory
/ˈlɪb.ə.rə.tɔːr.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to liberate or free; serving to bring about emancipation or social freedom.
"The educational workshop offered a genuinely liberatory approach to traditional teaching methods." - 2
Relating to or characteristic of liberation from oppression, subjugation, or confinement.
"Activists discussed the liberatory potential of grassroots community organizing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'liberator' (deliverer) and 'liberare' (to free), entering English in the mid-20th century. It builds upon the root 'liber' (free) combined with the adjectival suffix '-ory', evolving to describe practices, philosophies, or movements explicitly aimed at bringing about freedom and emancipation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Liberatory" is said worldwide
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libérateur
Transliteration: li.be.ʁa.tœʁ
"Ce mouvement social a eu un impact libérateur sur la population."
befreiend
Transliteration: bəˈfʁaɪ̯ənt
"Sie suchte nach einem befreienden Ansatz in der Psychotherapie."
liberatorio
Transliteration: li.be.raˈtɔ.rjo
"La sua risata fu un atto liberatorio dopo mesi di tensione."
liberador
Transliteration: li.βe.ɾaˈðoɾ
"La lectura de ese libro tuvo un efecto liberador en su mente."
libertador
Transliteration: li.beʁ.taˈdoɾ
"O projeto propõe uma pedagogia libertadora para as comunidades."
मुक्तिदायक
Transliteration: mukti-dayak
"यह निर्णय समाज के लिए एक मुक्तिदायक कदम था।"
解放性的
Transliteration: jiěfàng xìng de
"这种理论对打破传统束缚具有解放性的意义。"
해방적인
Transliteration: haebangjeok-in
"그 강연은 학생들에게 매우 해방적인 경험이었다."
解放的な
Transliteration: kaihōtekina
"その新しい法律は社会にとって解放的な変化をもたらした。"
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