Definition
Past tense of loose; to set free, release, or let go of something that was held or restrained.
Etymology
From Old English 'los' meaning not fastened or free, related to Old Norse 'lauss.' The word evolved from describing a physical state of being unfastened to meaning the action of releasing something.
Kelly Says
In archery and old warfare, 'loosed an arrow' meant releasing it from the bowstring—this specific image gave the word a dramatic quality that's stuck around for centuries, so now releasing anything intense sounds more powerful when you say 'loosed.'
Translations
CACatalà
alliberat
al-li-be-rat
CSČeština
uvolněn
u-vol-nehn
DEDeutsch
gelassen
geh-lah-sen
ELΕλληνικά
ξεκλείδωσε
kse-kleido-se
ESEspañol
soltado
sol-tah-doh
FISuomi
löydetty
loy-det-ty
FRFrançais
délaissé
deh-lay-seh
HUMagyar
felszabadítva
felszabaditva
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibebaskan
di-be-bas-kan
ITItaliano
allentato
al-len-tah-toh
MRMR
मुक्त केले
mukt ke-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dibebaskan
di-be-bas-kan
NLNederlands
ontlast
ont-last
PLPolski
uwolniony
u-wol-ni-oh-nee
PTPortuguês
solto
sol-toh
RORomână
eliberat
e-li-be-rat
RUРусский
освобожденный
osvobozhdennyy
SWKiswahili
hurumiwa
hu-ru-mi-wa
TAதமிழ்
விடுவிக்கப்பட்ட
vidu-vikk-patta
TEతెలుగు
విడువడం
viduva-dam
TLTL
pinagsasaya
pi-na-sa-sa-ya
TRTürkçe
serbest bırakılmış
serbest-bırakılmış
UKУкраїнська
вільним
vil-nim