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Avid learner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Liberative & liberated

Hi,

A while ago, I happen to cross the word "liberative" as one of the adjective of the verb "liberate".

I wonder what is the definition of liberative and what is the difference between liberative and liberated (adjective).

Thanks,

AL
  

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Hello, 136 000 Google hits are not much, but that’s all you get when you enter the word. q=%22liberative%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d I think the intention is that you become liberated from ties and limitations etc. to some extent when you, as a student, are educated according to the terms of a liberative pedagogical approach, or you are supposed to become liberated from prejudices or from your own ’’demons’’, etc.

  • Hello, 136 000 Google hits are not much, but that’s all you get when you enter the word.
  • q=%22liberative%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d I think the intention is that you become liberated from ties and limitations etc.
  • to some extent when you, as a student, are educated according to the terms of a liberative pedagogical approach, or you are supposed to become liberated from prejudices or from your own ’’demons’’, etc.
  • when you undergo a liberative psychological course, and so on.
  • org/events/2011/3/the-liberative-model-of-adult-development / To sum it up, the aim of liberative paradigms, programs, courses etc.
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Hello,

136 000 Google hits are not much, but that’s all you get when you enter the word.

Results of two dictionaries:

http://www.wordnik.com/words/liberative (click ’’liberatory”)

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Hi;

Study of English word families and their patterns can help you in this kind of situation. If you know the base word and its definition, you can accurately guess a derived word's meaning form other patterns in the family.

Liberate is one word in a large family. You might be more familiar with these and the relationships of meaning, since they are much more commonly used:

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