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απελευθερώνω — meaning in English

apeleftherono

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English meaning

  • acquit verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  • emancipate verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.

Senses

απελευθερώνω is used for these senses in English:

  • acquit (transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.
  • emancipate To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.

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.

emancipate — full definition

  1. verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
  2. verb To cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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