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  • 101empower — verb 1) the act empowered Henry to punish heretics Syn: authorize, entitle, permit, allow, license, enable 2) movements to empower the poor Syn: emancipate, unshackle, set free, liberate …

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  • 102dispatch — dis•patch [[t]dɪˈspætʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, or body of troops 2) to put to death; kill 3) to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily 4) archaic to hasten; be quick 5) the sending… …

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  • 103deliver — [v1] transfer, carry bear, bring, cart, come across with*, convey, dish out*, distribute, drop, fork over*, gimme*, give, hand, hand carry, hand over, pass, put on, put out, remit, transport, truck; concepts 108,217 Ant. hold, keep, retain… …

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  • 104discharge — [n1] setting free acquittal, clearance, disimprisonment, exoneration, liberation, pardon, parole, probation, release, remittance; concept 127 Ant. hold, imprisonment, incarceration, keep, retention discharge [n2] dismissal from responsibility ax …

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  • 105emancipate — [v] set free affranchise, deliver, discharge, disencumber, disenthral, enfranchise, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, unbind, unchain, unfetter, unshackle; concept 127 Ant. hold, imprison, incarcerate …

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  • 106free — [adj1] without charge chargeless, comp*, complimentary, costless, for love*, for nothing*, freebie*, free of cost, free ride*, gratis, gratuitous, handout, on the cuff*, on the house*, paper*, unpaid, unrecompensed; concept 334 Ant. costly,… …

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  • 107liberate — [v] give freedom bail one out*, deliver, detach, discharge, disembarrass, emancipate, free, free up*, get out from under*, let loose*, let out*, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, save, save one’s neck*, set free, unbind, unchain,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 108release — [n1] delivery; dispensation absolution, acquittal, acquittance, charge, clemency, commute, deliverance, discharge, emancipation, exemption, exoneration, floater, freedom, freeing, let off*, liberation, liberty, lifeboat, lifesaver, manumission,… …

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  • 109save — [v1] rescue bail out, come to rescue, defend, deliver, emancipate, extricate, free, get off the hook*, get out of hock*, give a break, liberate, pull out of fire*, ransom, recover, redeem, salvage, save one’s neck*, set free, spring, unchain,… …

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  • 110tether — [n] fastening binding, bond, chain, cord, fetter, halter, harness, lead, leash, picket, restraint, rope, shackle; concept 475 tether [v] fasten batten, bind, chain, fetter, leash, manacle, moor, picket, restrain, rope, secure, shackle, tie;… …

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