set free

Remove all restraints

To set free is to release from confinement, bondage, or restriction.

A prisoner is set free upon release.

An animal caught in a trap may be set free.

The phrase extends to abstract liberation: The truth will set you free.

Setting someone free from obligation releases them from duty or commitment.

liberation

emancipate

Grant freedom to

unshackle · unbind · untie · release · deliver · rescue · loose · let go · turn loose · spring

unleash

release

To let go

let loose · unblock · uncork · open up · tap into · channel · harness · express · undam · unbottle

legal

acquit

Find not liable

clear · discharge · exculpate · vindicate · amnesty · parole · remission · clemency · reprieve · commute

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liberty/captivity

set freeimprison

Confine as punishment

incarcerate · jail · capture · lock up · cage

restriction/liberation

set freerestrain

Limit freedom of movement

constrain · bind · restrict · hold back · tie down

physical confinement

set freeimprison

Confine as punishment

cage · confine · lock up · capture · trap

Family

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