English Verbs Referring to "Confinement and Liberation"

to harness

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to secure and connect an animal to equipment like a plow, carriage, or sled for controlled movement or work

unharness

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The farmer harnessed the horses to the plow to prepare the field for planting.

Before the carriage ride, the coachman harnessed the horses to the carriage.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to trap

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r

a

æ

p

to catch something or someone in a confined or controlled space or situation

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to snare

Verb

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n

a

ɛ

r

e

to catch something cleverly or with a device

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to cage

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k

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

to confine something, typically an animal, within a restricted space

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to release

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r

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i

l

ea

i

s

e

to let someone leave a place in which they have been confined or stuck

confine

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transitive

to free

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f

r

ee

i:

to release someone from captivity or arrest

confine

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to liberate

Verb

l

i

ɪ

b

e

ɜ

r

a

eɪ

t

e

to free someone or something from oppression or captivity

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to extricate

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ɛ

x

ks

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r

i

ə

c

k

a

eɪ

t

e

to free someone from a difficult or entangled situation

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transitive

to unleash

Verb

u

ə

n

l

ea

i

sh

ʃ

to release something from restraint, allowing it to move or act freely

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transitive

to loose

Verb

l

oo

u:

s

e

to release from confinement

confine

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to emancipate

Verb

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ɪ

m

a

æ

n

c

s

i

ə

p

a

eɪ

t

e

to free a person from slavery or forced labor

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to let go

Verb

/lˈɛt ɡˈoʊ/

to release one's grip on something

hold

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to unchain

Verb

u

ʌ

n

ch

ʧ

ai

eɪ

n

to release someone or something from being physically bound

chain

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to unbind

Verb

u

ʌ

n

b

i

aɪ

n

d

to release from being tied or bound

bind

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to capture

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c

k

a

æ

p

t

ʧ

u

ɜ

r

e

to catch an animal or a person and keep them as a prisoner

Grammatical Information:

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to catch

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c

k

a

æ

t

ch

ʧ

to capture or grab something or someone using methods like hunting, chasing, or trapping

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to confine

Verb

c

k

o

ə

n

f

i

aɪ

n

e

to prevent someone or something from leaving or being taken away from a place

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to tether

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t

e

ɛ

th

ð

e

ɜ

r

to tie or fasten with a rope or chain

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to detain

Verb

d

e

ɪ

t

ai

eɪ

n

to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go

free

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to hold

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h

o

oʊ

l

d

to keep someone somewhere and not let them leave, especially as a prisoner

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transitive

to corner

Verb

c

k

o

ɔ

r

n

e

ɜ

r

to trap a person or an animal in a position where they cannot escape

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to besiege

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b

e

ɪ

s

ie

i

g

ʤ

e

to surround a place, typically with armed forces, in order to force those inside to give up or surrender

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to pin down

Verb

/pˈɪn dˈaʊn/

to restrict someone or something, limiting their freedom or options

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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to immure

Verb

i

ɪ

mm

m

u

jʊ

r

e

to take a person or thing to a confined space and trap them there

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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