1. the act of liberating someone or something
2. the termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
3. the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women''s liberation"

Similar Words: release, freeing, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, sack, sacking

Hyponyms: jail delivery, deregulation, deregulating, relief, unsnarling, untangling, disentanglement, extrication, emancipation, clearing, manumission, parole, probation, superannuation, conge, removal, deactivation, inactivation, dishonorable discharge, Section Eight

Derivational Morphology: free, discharge, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose, set free, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate, emancipate