Antonyms for set free


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : free
Phonetic Transcription : fri


Definition of set free

Origin :
  • c.1300, from un- (1) "not" + free (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch onvri, Old High German unfri, German unfrei, M.Da. ufri.
  • As in released : adj freed
  • As in liberate : verb give freedom
  • As in absolve : verb free from responsibility, duty
  • As in ransom : verb pay blackmail money for return of possession or person
  • As in redeem : verb free; buy the freedom of
  • As in release : verb let go, let out
  • As in rescue : verb save from danger
  • As in save : verb rescue
  • As in unlock : verb open; solve
  • As in parole : verb discharge
  • As in manumit : verb free
  • As in clear : verb liberate; free from uncertainty
  • As in disengage : verb free from connection
  • As in free : verb liberate, let go
Example sentences :
  • This Lucius was an auctioneer who had set free one of his slaves, Felix.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • I forget even in what words he told of Nature maddened and set free.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Nine was bawn befo' surrender an' two after we was set free.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States » by Various
  • Set free with the simplest movements every part of the body.
  • Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry
  • Then the boss would interfere, and Gillsey would be set free.
  • Extract from : « Earth's Enigmas » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • I want ter be set free, but I don't want ter be set free in your way.
  • Extract from : « Sue, A Little Heroine » by L. T. Meade
  • The epic poem is cut loose and set free from history, and goes on a way of its own.
  • Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
  • I never had a hard time as a slave, but I'm glad we was set free.
  • Extract from : « Slave Narratives, Oklahoma » by Various
  • Set free the maiden from the sepulchre and give this dead man burial.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Legends of All Nations » by Various
  • The Bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free.
  • Extract from : « Aesop's Fables » by Aesop

Synonyms for set free

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