frees

Removes the chains

Frees is the third-person singular of free, meaning to release from confinement or constraint: The governor frees three prisoners each year.

It also means to remove something unwanted: This software frees your computer of malware.

To free up is to make available: Finishing that project frees up time for other work.

liberate

emancipate

Grant freedom to

manumit · enfranchise · disenthrall · rescue · deliver · save · untie · unbind · loose · extricate

allocate

release

To let go

earmark · assign · devote · spare · relinquish · surrender · yield · cede · hand-over · contribute

unblock

unclog

Remove an obstruction

open · release · loosen · unjam · unlock · untangle · disentangle · unsnarl · unknot · unravel

exempt

waiver

Formal surrender of rights

privilege · exonerate · absolve · excuse · spare · relieve · discharge · clear · acquit · pardon

Opposites
physical confinement

freesimprisons

Confines as punishment

confines · incarcerates · jails · cages · detains

bondage and servitude

freesenslaves

Forces into servitude

subjugates · enthralls · oppresses · dominates · bonds

burden and encumbrance

freesencumbers

Impedes with weight

burdens · weighs down · loads · saddles · hampers

Phrases
Family

free, freedom, freed, freeing, freely, freer, freebie, freelance, freest

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G