Definition
To free someone or something from a burden, obligation, or hindrance that was weighing them down.
Etymology
From Middle French 'disencombrer', formed with the prefix 'dis-' (meaning to reverse or remove) combined with 'encumber' (from Old French 'encombrer', meaning to burden or obstruct). The term evolved in the 15th-16th centuries to mean the opposite of burdening.
Kelly Says
This word beautifully captures what many people desperately want—freedom from obligations—yet it's rarely used in everyday speech, probably because we reserve it for formal or literary contexts where we're trying to sound particularly eloquent about getting rid of problems.
Translations
CACatalà
alliberar
ah-lee-beh-RAHR
CSČeština
osvobodit
ahs-vah-BOH-deet
DADansk
frigøre
free-goh-reh
DEDeutsch
befreien
bay-FREE-en
ELΕλληνικά
απελευθερώνω
ah-peh-leh-theh-ROH-noh
ESEspañol
liberar
lee-beh-RAHR
FAفارسی
آزاد کردن
aazaad kardan
FISuomi
vapauttaa
vah-pah-oo-tah
FRFrançais
décharger
dey-shahr-JEH
GUGU
મુક્ત કરવું
mukt kar-voon
HEעברית
לשחרר
leh-shah-REHR
HIहिन्दी
मुक्त करना
mukt karnah
HUMagyar
felszabadít
fehl-sah-bah-deet
IDBahasa Indonesia
membebaskan
mehm-beh-bah-skan
ITItaliano
liberare
lee-beh-RAH-reh
KMKM
ការដោះលែង
kaa dah lehng
MSBahasa Melayu
membebaskan
mehm-beh-bah-skan
NLNederlands
bevrijden
bay-FREH-den
NONorsk
frigjøre
free-yoh-reh
PAPA
ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ
aazaad karnah
PLPolski
uwolnić
oo-vohn-cheech
PTPortuguês
libertar
lee-beh-TAHR
RORomână
a elibera
ah eh-lee-beh-rah
RUРусский
освободить
ahs-vah-BOH-deet
SVSvenska
befria
bay-FREE-ah
SWKiswahili
kuacha
koo-ah-chah
THไทย
ปลดปล่อย
plod plauy
TLTL
palayain
pah-lah-yahn
TRTürkçe
boşaltmak
boh-shahl-tmahk
UKУкраїнська
звільнити
zvil-NEE-ty
URاردو
آزاد کرنا
aazaad karnah
VITiếng Việt
giải phóng
gai phong