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απελευθερώνω — meaning in English

apeleftherono

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English meaning

  • acquit verb To decide in court that someone is not guilty.
  • emancipate verb To release a person or group from another’s control or oppression; to free them.

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 decide in court that someone is not guilty.
  2. verb To pay off or settle something owed, such as a debt.
  3. verb To free someone from a duty, obligation or charge.
  4. verb To behave in a particular way, especially in carrying out a task.

emancipate — full definition

  1. verb To release a person or group from another’s control or oppression; to free them.
  2. verb To free a country or territory from being ruled by another power.
  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 legally release a child from the control of a parent or guardian.
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