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freisetzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dump noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
  • evolve verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
  • free adj Not under the control of someone else; not imprisoned or restricted.
  • release verb To set free or allow to leave, especially from captivity or confinement.
  • unleash verb To release from a leash or restraint.

Senses

freisetzen is used for these senses in English:

  • dump (transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.
  • dump (transitive, obsolete, Scotland) To knock heavily; to stump.
  • evolve (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
  • free (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.
  • release (transitive) To free or liberate; to set free.
  • set free (transitive) To release, to free, to give freedom to.
  • unleash (figurative) To let go; to release.

dump — full definition

  1. noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
  2. noun (informal) An unpleasant, dirty, or run-down place.
  3. verb To get rid of or discard something, often carelessly.
  4. verb (informal) To end a romantic relationship with someone.
  5. verb (computing) To output or copy the full contents of memory, data, or a file, often for debugging.

evolve — full definition

  1. verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
  2. verb To develop gradually into a different or more advanced form.
  3. verb (chemistry) To give off a gas during a chemical reaction.

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