| VERB | social | unloosen, free, liberate, release, unloose, loose | grant freedom to |
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| contact | unloosen, unloose | loosen the ties of |
| Meaning | grant freedom to; free from confinement. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | free, liberate, release, unloose, loose | |
| Narrower | bail | Release after a security has been paid |
| bail out | Free on bail | |
| parole | Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole | |
| run | Set animals loose to graze | |
| unchain | make free | |
| unspell | Release from a spell | |
| Opposite | confine, detain | deprive of freedom |
| Catalan | alliberar | |
| Spanish | liberar | |
| Meaning | loosen the ties of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | unloose | |
| Broader | untie, unbrace, unlace | undo the ties of |
| Spanish | aflojar | |