liberate

transitive verb

To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.

To release (a gas, for example) from combination.

To obtain by illegal or stealthy action.

noun

In old English law, a writ issued out of Chancery for the payment of pensions and similar royal allowances; also, a writ issued to the sheriff for the delivery of land and goods taken upon forfeits of recognizance.

To set free; release from restraint or bondage; deliver.