change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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"

discharge, free - free from obligations or duties

affranchise, enfranchise - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"

manumit, emancipate - free from slavery or servitude

decolonise, decolonize - grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's"