libero

populum metu liberavit
he freed the people from fear

lībĕro, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of the fut. perf. liberasso, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 66 (222)), v. a. [1. liber], to make or set free, to free, liberate (syn. vindico).

• I Lit., to release from slavery, to free, manumil: amicas emite, liberate, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 22 (22): liberem ego te? id. Men. 5, 7, 35 (1024): servos, Caes. B. C. 3, 9: sese, Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 182: aliquem vindictā liberare, Plin. Ep. 7, 16, 4.—
• II Transf.
• • A In gen., to free, release, extricate, deliver (cf. levo) a person or thing from something (an obligation, debt, difficulty, etc.); constr.: aliquem (aliquid) ab aliqua re, with simple abl.; less freq. with gen.
  • • • a With personal objects.
      • • α With ab: teque item ab eo vindico ac libero, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1: se a Venere, to release one's self from one's duty to Venus, id. Div. in Caecil. 17, 53.—
        • β With abl.: divortio te liberabo incommodis, Poët. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38: defensionum laboribus senatoriisque muneribus liberatus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 1: aliquem culpā, id. Att. 13, 22, 3: aliquem invidiā, id. N. D. 1, 6, 13: aliquem suspicione crudelitatis, id. Fam. 1, 2, 3: aliquem magnā sollicitudine, id. Att. 6, 1, 10; cf.: populum metu, id. Rep. 1, 16, 25: liberatus omni perturbatione animi, id. ib. 1, 17, 28: aliquem periculo, Caes. B. C. 3, 83: obsidione, id. B. G. 4, 19: se aere alieno, to pay a debt, Cic. Att. 6, 2, 4.—
        • γ With gen.: aliquem culpae, Liv. 41, 19: voti liberari, id. 5, 28.—*
        • δ With ex: multos ex incommodis pecuniā, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 23.—
        • ε With simple acc.: vectigales multos ac stipendiarios liberavit, exempted from taxes, Cic. Prov. Cons. 5, 10: Volusii liberandi, meum fuit consilium, to release from obligation, id. Fam. 5, 20, 4: Buthrotios cum Caesar decreto suo liberavisset, viz., from a division of their lands, id. Att. 16, 16, C, 11: amotusque post triumphum abdicatione dictaturae terror et linguam et animos liberaverat hominum, Liv. 6, 16, 8: (debitores) capitis deminutione liberantur, i. e. from debt, Gai. Inst. 3, 84 al.—
      • b With inanim. and abstr. objects: eum (mundum) ab omni erratione liberavit, Cic. Univ. 6; cf. below, at the end of this number: quorum linguae sic inhaererent, ut loqui non possent, eae scalpello resectae liberarentur, would be set free, id. Div. 2, 46, 96: liberare agros, to free or exempt from taxes, id. Agr. 1, 4, 10: publica liberare, id. ib. 2, 21, 57; cf.: liberari omnia Asiae emporia portusque, Liv. 32, 33: liberata vectigalia, id. 41, 28: fundum alii obligatum liberare, Dig. 18, 1, 41: liberare fidem, to discharge one's promise, keep one's word, Cic. Fl. 20, 47: liberare promissa, to cancel promises, to make them void and of no effect, id. Off. 1, 10, 33: nomina, to settle debts, Liv. 7, 21: impensam, to clear or repay expenses, Col. 3, 3.—Of an abstr. object: divinum animum corpore liberatum cogitatione complecti, Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 51.—
  • B In partic.
  • • 1 To absolve or acquit in a court of justice (syn.: absolvo, solvo): aliquem, opp. condemnare, Cic. Clu. 22, 60: aliquem crimine aliquo, id. Verr. 2, 2, 29, § 71: liberatur Milo, non eo consilio profectus esse, is acquitted of the charge of having undertaken a journey with the design, etc., id. Mil. 18, 47: reum a judicibus hoc defensionis modo liberari non posse, Quint. 7, 4, 20.—Very rarely with acc. of the charge: crimen libidinis confessio intemperantiae liberavit, Val. Max. 8, 1, 12.—
    • 2 To clear, i. e. to pass, traverse, cross over a place without hinderance (post-Aug.): flumen, Front. Strat. 1, 5, 3; 4, 7, 28; Hyg. Fab. 257: angustias freti, Front. Strat. 1, 4, 13: limen, Petr. 136.—
    • 3 Templa liberata, freed from buildings that obstructed the view, i. e. having a free prospect, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 21.

lībero, āvī, ātum, āre (1. liber), losmachen, befreien; dah. I) von der Sklaverei losmachen, befreien, frei kaufen, alqm, Komik. u. Cic.: einen Eingesperrten, pullos caveā, Cic. – II) von etw., was uns gleichs. fesselt, bindet, frei-, losmachen, befreien, loswickeln, retten, A) im allg.: te ab eo vindico ac libero, Cic.: mundum ab omni erratione, Cic.: se a Venere, von der Verbindlichkeit gegen die V., Cic.: alqm a quartana, Cic.: divinus animus liberatus a corpore, Cic.: ex his incommodis alqm pecuniā, Cic. – m. bl. Abl., suspicione, Cic.: periculo, Caes.: so auch liberari aere alieno, Cic.: infantes de (aus) aqua divinitus liberati, Augustin. de civ. dei 18, 21 extr.: ut Noë liberaret de diluvio, Augustin. epist. 140, 28. – m. bl. Acc., Byzantios, von Abgaben befreien, abgabenfrei machen, Cic.: Buthrotios decreto suo, von der Proskription u. Austeilung ihrer Äcker, Cic.: liberatus sum hodie tuā operā (durch dein Zutun, durch dich), Ter. – domum, von der darauf haftenden Heiligkeit, Cic.: obsidionem urbis Capuae, Mogontiaci, aufheben, Liv. u. Tac.: postquam liberata itinera fugā montanorum erant, frei geworden waren, Liv.: liberatis castris contenti, Liv.: fundum, von der Hypothek usw. befreien, ICt.: dah. fidem suam, das Versprechen erfüllen, Cic.: promissa, lösen, ungültig machen, unverbindlich machen, Cic.: nomina, die Schulden regeln, Liv.: übtr., cum ea res omnem impensam suo pretio liberet, ersetzt, wieder einbringt, Colum. – B) insbes.: 1) von einer Schuld od. Verpflichtung lossprechen, freisprechen (Ggstz. damnare, condemnare), alqm, Cic.: Volusium, von der Verpflichtung der Bürgschaft u. Bezahlung, Cic.: debitorem, von der Zahlpflicht, ICt.: iudicio liberari (Ggstz. indictā causā damnari), Cic.: liberatum (freigesprochen, gerechtfertigt) discedere, Cic. u. Nep. – m. Ang. der Schuld od. Strafe im Abl., liberari noxā, Liv.: alqm culpā, Cic.: u. alqm eodem illo crimine (Anklage), Cic.: ego me etsi peccato absolvo, supplicio non libero, Liv. – m. Angabe der Schuld od. Verpflichtung im Genet., alqm culpae, Liv.: alqm voti, von der Verpflichtung, das Gelübde zu erfüllen, Liv. – im Passiv m. Nom. u. Infin., liberatur Milo non eo consilio profectus esse, ut etc., wird von der Beschuldigung losgesprochen, in der Absicht gereist zu sein, Cic. Mil. 47. – 2) templa liberata, von Verbauung der Aussicht befreit, Cic. de legg. 2, 21. – 3) über etw. gleichs. frei, ungehindert schreiten, gehen, passieren, flumen, Hyg. u. Frontin.: limen, Hyg. – ➳ Archaist. Futur. exakt. liberasso, Plaut. most. 223. – arch. Infin. Präs. Pass. leiberarei, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 199, 44. – Depon. Nbf. līberor, ārī, Vulg. 1. Mach. 12, 15.

lībĕrō, (7) āvī, ātum, āre (liber 1), tr., rendre libre ¶ 1 donner la liberté, affranchir [un esclave] : Pl. Men. 1024, etc. ; Cæs. C. 3, 9, 3 ; Cic. de Or. 1, 182 || délivrer de la royauté : patriam Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, donner la liberté à la patrie ¶ 2 [en gén.] délivrer, dégager : aliquem aliqua re, délivrer qqn de qqch. : Cic. Rep. 1, 25 ; Nat. 1, 13 ; Att. 6, 2, 4 ; Cat. 3, 15, etc. || a Venere se Cic. Cæcil. 55, sʼaffranchir de Vénus ; a quartana liberatus Cic. Att. 10, 15, 4, délivré de la fièvre quarte, cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 57 ; Tim. 19 || ex incommodis pecunia se liberare Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 23, se tirer des embarras avec de lʼargent ¶ 3 exempter dʼimpôts : Cic. Prov. 10 ; Phil. 5, 12 ; Agr. 1, 10 || libérer qqn [dʼune dette] : Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 4 || délivrer dʼune obligation, dʼune astriction : fidem Cic. Fl. 47, dégager sa foi, remplir ses engagements ; omnes liberati decesserant Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 140, tous avaient quitté leurs fonctions absolument déchargés (dégagés de toute responsabilité) ¶ 4 délier : promissa Cic. Off. 1, 32, délier dʼune promesse, relever dʼune promesse ; obsidionem Liv. 26, 8, 5, lever un siège ¶ 5 dégager, absoudre : aliquem culpæ Liv. 41, 19, 6, absoudre qqn dʼune faute ; voti liberari Liv. 5, 28, 1, se dégager, sʼacquitter dʼun vœu ; liberatur Milo... profectus esse Cic. Mil. 47, Milon est dégagé de lʼaccusation dʼêtre parti... ¶ 6 [décad.] traverser (passer) librement : flumen Frontin. Strat. 1, 5, 3 ; Hyg. Fab. 257, traverser un fleuve, cf. Petr. 136, 9.

➳ arch. fut. ant. liberasso Pl. Most. 223.

libero , as, are. (liber.)
放奴。救。護。放。赦。— se aere alieno 還帳免債。— fidem suam 如約。

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līberō āvī, ātus, āre

• 1 liber, to set free, free, liberate, manumit: servos, Cs.: sese.—To free, release, extricate, deliver, acquit: vectigalīs multos ac stipendiarios liberavit, exempted from taxes: amotus terror animos liberaverat hominum, L.: ab eo: se a Venere, from his duty to Venus: me metu, T.: civitatem aere alieno, S.: servos supplicio: tenebris Hippolytum, H.: liberandi periculo, Cs.: se aere alieno, to pay a debt: aliquem culpae, L.: voti liberari, Cs.: multos ex incommodis pecuniā: eae (linguae) scalpello resectae liberarentur, would be set free: fidem, discharge a promise: promissa, cancel: nomina, settle, L.: templa liberata, cleared of buildings obstructing the view.—To absolve, acquit: Sopatrum illo crimine: liberatur Milo, non eo consilio profectus esse, of having started with the design, etc.