free (v.) Copy link Outline I. In gen. sense1. lībĕro, 1 (foll. by acc., and abl. either alone or with prep.)2. exĭmo, ēmi, mptum, 3 (foll. by acc., and abl. usu. with prep., or in later writers dat.)3. exuo, i, ūtum, 3 (with acc. and abl., or dat. and acc.)4. expĕdio, 4II. Specially, to give liberty to a slave • free (v.): i. e., to set f.: I. In gen. sense: 1. lībĕro, 1 (foll. by acc., and abl. either alone or with prep.): to f. oneself from inconvenience, se ex incommodis l., Cic. Verr. 5, 9, 23: to f. a person from blame, aliquem culpa l., Cic. Att. 13, 22: in later writers the abl. is usually without prep.: v. to deliver. Absol., to f. lands, marts, harbours, etc. (viz. from taxes or tolls), agros, emporia, portus l., Cic. Agr. 1, 4, 10. 2. exĭmo, ēmi, mptum, 3 (foll. by acc., and abl. usu. with prep., or in later writers dat.): to f. any one from fetters, aliquem e vinculis ex., Cic. Or. 23, 77: to f. citizens from bondage, cives servitio ex., Liv. 28, 39. 3. exuo, i, ūtum, 3 (with acc. and abl., or dat. and acc.): hands f.d from fetters, palmae vinclis exutae, Virg.: to f. oneself from a yoke, se jugo ex., Liv. 34, 13, extr.: to f. oneself from fetters, vincula sibi ex., Ov. Fig.: to free oneself from the toils, ex laqueis se exuere, Cic. Verr. 5, 58, 151: v. to divest, release. 4. expĕdio, 4: v. to extricate. II. Specially, to give liberty to a slave: lībĕro, mănūmitto: v. to emancipate.