(of a person) free from social conventions or traditional ideas, especially with regard to sexual roles

the modern image of the independent, liberated woman

(of a place or people) freed from enemy occupation

liberated areas of the country

set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression

the serfs had been liberated

release (gas, energy, etc.) as a result of chemical reaction or physical decomposition

the energy liberated by the annihilation of matter is huge

steal (something)

the drummer's wearing a beret he's liberated from Lord knows where