affranchir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- emancipate verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
- free adj Not under the control of someone else; not imprisoned or restricted.
- stamp noun A small piece of paper affixed to mail to show that postage has been paid.
Senses
affranchir is used for these senses in English:
- emancipate To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
- free (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.
- set free (transitive) To release, to free, to give freedom to.
- stamp (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
emancipate — full definition
- verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
- verb To cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
- verb Often followed by from: chiefly with reference to slavery in the United States, and in Central and South America: to set free (oneself or someone) from imprisonment, or from serfdom or slavery.
- verb To release (a minor) from the legal authority and custody which a parent or guardian has over them; also (Ancient Rome, historical), to release (a child) from the legal authority of the paterfamilias.
free — full definition
- adj Not under the control of someone else; not imprisoned or restricted.
- adj Costing nothing; available without payment.
- adj Not currently occupied or in use.
- verb To release someone or something from confinement or restriction.