noun
                                                the act of liberating someone or something
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                                                verb
                                                grant freedom to
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                                                                                                        - free from confinement
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                relieve from
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                                                                                                        - Rid the house of pests
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                remove or force out from a position
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                                                                                                        - The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
- He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
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                                                                                                        - She exempted me from the exam
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make (information) available for publication
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                                                                                                        - release the list with the names of the prisoners
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                free from obligations or duties
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                                                verb
                                                free or remove obstruction from
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                                                                                                        - free a path across the cluttered floor
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                let off the hook
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                                                                                                        - I absolve you from this responsibility
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                part with a possession or right
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                                                                                                        - I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
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                                                verb
                                                make (assets) available
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                                                                                                        - release the holdings in the dictator's bank account