mindmap root((解放)) free implies a usually permanent removal from whatever binds, confines, entangles, or oppresses: ~d the animals from their cages. release suggests a setting loose from confinement, restraint, or a state of pressure or tension: ~d his anger by exercising. liberate stresses particularly the resulting state of freedom: ~d the novel from Victorian inhibitions. emancipate implies the liberation of a person from submission or domination: labor-saving devices that ~d women from housework. manumit implies emancipation from slavery: the proclamation ~ted the slaves.