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  • verb transitive To make or set free; liberate; deliver; release.

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From Middle English *befreen, *bifreen, from Old English befrēoġan ("to free, liberate"), equivalent to be- +‎ free. Cognate with West Frisian befrije ("to liberate"), Dutch bevrijden ("to liberate, deliver"), German befreien ("to set free, liberate"), Swedish befria ("to liberate, free, deliver").

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