people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

unspell - release from a spell

unchain - make free

bail - release after a security has been paid

run - set animals loose to graze

bail out - free on bail

parole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

cleanse - purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

relieve - free from a burden, evil, or distress

smooth out, smooth - free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negociations"

clear - clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"

disinfest - rid of vermin; "The exterminator disinfests the house"

disembody - free from a body or physical form or reality

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

derestrict - make free from restrictions

deregulate - lift the regulations on

dispense - grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

forgive - absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"

spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"

issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

declassify - lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents"

disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

relieve, take over - free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

cut - discharge from a group; "The coach cut two players from the team"

clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"

cashier - discharge with dishonor, as in the army

set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

disembroil, disinvolve, disentangle - free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?"

dig out - dig out from underneath earth or snow

unclog - become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"

loosen up, unstuff - cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"

disencumber, disentangle, extricate, untangle - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

let off, excuse, exempt, relieve - grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"

wash one's hands - to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame; "I wash my hands of this"

forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

derequisition - release from government control

sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

issue, supply - circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

unbound - not restrained or tied down by bonds

unconfined - not confined

independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"

free - not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man"

unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"

unrestricted - not subject to or subjected to restriction

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

natural philosophy, physical science, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions

unpaid - not paid; "unpaid wages"; "an unpaid bill"

unoccupied - not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours"

unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened

free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"

unoccupied - not held or filled or in use; "an unoccupied telephone booth"; "unoccupied hours"

inexact - not exact