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To release, to free, to give freedom to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
grant freedom to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: liberate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: free, discharge
Narrower terms: affranchise, enfranchise, manumit, emancipate, decolonize, decolonise
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
حَرَّرَ
(ḥarrara)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Belarusian:
вызваля́ць
(vyzvaljácʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Belarusian:
вы́зваліць
(výzvalicʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Belarusian:
адпуска́ць
(adpuskácʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Belarusian:
адпусці́ць
(adpuscícʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Bulgarian:
пу́скам на свобода
(púskam na svoboda)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Bulgarian:
пу́сна на свобода
(púsna na svoboda)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Bulgarian:
освобожда́вам
(osvoboždávam)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Bulgarian:
освободя́
(osvobodjá)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Catalan:
alliberar
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Catalan:
lliurar
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Chinese Mandarin:
解放
(jiěfàng)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Chinese Mandarin:
釋放 /释放
(shìfàng)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Maore Comorian:
uɓulia
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Dutch:
vrijmaken
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Dutch:
bevrijden
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Esperanto:
liberigi
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Finnish:
vapauttaa
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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French:
libérer
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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French:
rendre libre
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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French:
affranchir
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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German:
freisetzen
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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German:
freilassen
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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German:
befreien
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽
(galausjan)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Ancient Greek:
λύω
(lúō)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Hungarian:
felszabadít
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Hungarian:
kiszabadít
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Hungarian:
elenged
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Hungarian:
szabadon enged
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Italian:
liberare
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Japanese:
逃す
(nogasu)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Japanese:
釈放する
(shakuhō suru)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Korean:
석방하다
(seokbanghada)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Korean:
풀어주다
(pureojuda)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Latin:
līberō
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Lombard:
liberar
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Malagasy:
manafaka
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Malayalam:
സ്വതന്ത്രമാക്കുക
(svatantramākkuka)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Marathi:
सोडवणे
(soḍavṇe)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Mongolian:
тавих
(tavix)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Occitan:
liurar
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Occitan:
liberar
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Polish:
uwalniać
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Polish:
uwolnić
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Polish:
oswobadzać
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Polish:
oswobodzić
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Portuguese:
libertar
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Russian:
освобожда́ть
(osvoboždátʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Russian:
освободи́ть
(osvobodítʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Russian:
отпуска́ть
(otpuskátʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Russian:
отпусти́ть
(otpustítʹ)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Sanskrit:
मुञ्चति
(muñcati)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Spanish:
libertar
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Swahili:
kuweka huru
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Ukrainian:
звільня́ти
(zvilʹnjáty)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Ukrainian:
звільни́ти
(zvilʹnýty)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Ukrainian:
відпуска́ти
(vidpuskáty)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to
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Ukrainian:
відпусти́ти
(vidpustýty)
— to release, to free, to give freedom to