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vrijlaten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquit verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  • release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
  • relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
  • unleash verb To release from a leash or restraint.

Senses

vrijlaten is used for these senses in English:

  • acquit (transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
  • release (transitive) To free or liberate; to set free.
  • relinquish (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
  • unleash (transitive) To free from a leash, or as from a leash.

acquit — full definition

  1. verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  2. verb To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
  3. verb to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
  4. verb To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

release — full definition

  1. verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
  2. verb To make something available to the public, such as a product, film, or piece of information.
  3. noun The act of setting something or someone free.

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