fuascail — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deliver verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
- emancipate verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
- extricate verb To free someone or something from a difficult, entangled, or awkward situation.
- free adj Not under the control of someone else; not imprisoned or restricted.
- liberate verb To set someone or something free from confinement, control, or oppression.
- ransom noun Money demanded or paid to free a hostage or captured person.
- redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
- relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
- solve verb To find the answer to a problem, puzzle, or question.
Senses
fuascail is used for these senses in English:
- clear up (transitive) To clarify, to correct a misconception.
- deliver To set free from restraint or danger.
- emancipate To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
- extricate (transitive) To free, disengage, loosen, or untangle.
- free (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release.
- liberate (transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
- ransom To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
- relieve (transitive) To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on. [from 16th c.]
deliver — full definition
- verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
- verb To produce the result that was expected or promised.
- verb To give birth to a child, or to assist in a birth.
- verb To say or present something formally, such as a speech.
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.