(v.) To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to free; to manumit\; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate gases.

affranchise appropriate cast off clear deliver detach disburden discharge disembarrass disembroil disencumber disengage disentangle disenthrall disinvolve doff ease emancipate enfranchise extract extricate free free up let go let loose let off let out loose loosen manumit pilfer purloin ransom recover redeem release remove rescue retrieve salvage save set at large set at liberty set free steal take take off unbar unbind unbolt unbuckle unbutton unchain unclasp unclutter undo unfasten unfetter unglue unlace unlatch unleash unlock unloose unloosen unscramble unshackle unsnarl unstick unstrap untangle untie weigh anchor