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ç|lir|o'·het vpr 1 to gain liberty 2 to gain release, escape 3 to be relieved of something tight 4 (Fin) to be made available for other purposes, be released ç|lir|o'·n II§ vt 1 to set [ ] free: liberate, free, emancipate 2 to release; unleash 3 to unloose [something tight]: loosen, undo, take off [ ] 4 (Chem Phys) to give off [ ]: emit III§ vi (said of a festering sore with pus) to burst ç|lir|u'a|r adj (i) 1 liberated, freed 2 relieved of something burdensome 3 loosened, undone, released 4 out of joint 5 (Chem Phys) emitted, given off, released 6 (Fin) available for other purposes, released