1VERB 解放 To liberate a place or the people in it means to free them from the political or military control of another country, area, or group of people. 解放
They planned to march on and liberate the city. [VERB noun]
他们计划继续挺进,解放该城市。
They made a triumphal march into their liberated city. [VERB-ed]
他们胜利地开进了被他们解放的城市。
liberation
...a mass liberation movement.
群众解放运动
2VERB 使解脱;使脱离;解救 To liberate someone from something means to help them escape from it or overcome it, and lead a better way of life. 使解脱;使脱离;解救 [Also VERB n]
He asked how committed the leadership was to liberating its people from poverty. [VERB noun + from]