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freed

/fɹiːd/

Meanings
  • Adjective

    Released from confinement or bondage.

    - "The slaves were finally freed."
    - "The prisoner was freed after serving his sentence."
  • Verb

    Grant liberty to; make free.

    - "The king freed the captured soldiers."
    - "My parents freed me from doing the chores."

Synonyms

befree , emancipate , let loose , liberate , manumit , release , unchain , unfetter , unshackle
Rhymes
Words rhyming with freed
seed , need , feed , reed , deed , greed
Variants
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free , freed , freeing , frees
Forms
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freer, freest, frees, freedom, freedoms, freedoms'


Etymology
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From Old English frēogan ‘to make free, release’, from frēo ‘free’.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'freed' appears 14 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

  2. The term 'freedman' was used in ancient Rome to describe a former slave who had been granted citizenship.


Related Concepts
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  1. Emancipation: The act of setting free or granting rights and freedoms to.

  2. Liberation: The act of freeing people from bondage, oppression, or control.


Culture
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In literature, 'freed' has been used to describe the liberation of slaves and prisoners, as well as the emotional freedom that comes with overcoming obstacles. In art, images of freed slaves and prisoners have been used as symbols of hope and liberation. In music, songs about being freed from various forms of bondage are common.

How to Memorize "freed"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person being set free from chains or a cage.
    - Imagine a bird spreading its wings and flying free.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'freed' with the feeling of relief and liberation.
    - Think of the word 'free' and the sense of being unconfined or unbound.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'F-R-E-E-D' to remember the definition: 'F' for 'Free', 'R' for 'Released', 'E' for 'Emancipation', 'E' for 'Emotionally Free', 'D' for 'Delivered'.


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