Wordiyolib
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About This Root
From Latin līber (free). Produces words about freedom and release: liberty (freedom), liberal (favoring freedom), liberate (set free), liberation. The phrase ad lib (ad lībitem, at one's pleasure) also derives from this root. Deliver originally meant 'to set free' before shifting to 'hand over.'
Associated Words
adlib
To improvise speech or performance; an improvised remark
deliver
To bring to a destination; to give a speech; to set free
delivery
Bringing goods to a destination; giving birth
liberal
Supporting freedom and social progress; generous; a person with liberal views
liberality
Generosity and open-mindedness
liberation
The act of being freed from oppression; struggle for equal rights
liberty
Freedom from control or oppression; the right to act freely
reliability
The quality of being dependable and trustworthy