English verb: set free | |||
1. | set free (social) grant freedom to | ||
Samples | The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university. | ||
Synonyms | liberate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discharge, free | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affranchise, decolonise, decolonize, emancipate, enfranchise, manumit | ||