Definitions and Examples of release, free, liberate
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To set free from confinement, captivity, or obligation.
Example
The police decided to release the suspect due to lack of evidence.
Not under the control or power of another; able to act or speak without restraint.
Example
The prisoner was finally free after serving a ten-year sentence.
Example
The government decided to free the hostages after negotiations with the kidnappers.
To set free from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
Example
The army's mission was to liberate the city from the enemy's occupation.
Key Differences: release vs free vs liberate
- 1Release is used when someone is freed from confinement or obligation, such as being released from jail or a contract.
- 2Free is used to describe someone who is not under the control or power of another, or to describe the act of setting someone at liberty.
- 3Liberate is used when someone is freed from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
Effective Usage of release, free, liberate
- 1Legal Context: Use release and free in legal contexts to describe the release of prisoners or the termination of contracts.
- 2Political Context: Use liberate in political contexts to describe the freeing of a country or people from oppression or foreign control.
- 3Everyday Conversation: Use these antonyms in everyday conversations to express the opposite meaning of stopping or detaining someone or something.
Remember this!
The antonyms of arrest are release, free, and liberate. Use release when someone is freed from confinement or obligation, free to describe someone who is not under the control or power of another, and liberate when someone is freed from oppression, confinement, or foreign control. These antonyms can be used in legal and political contexts, as well as in everyday conversations.
