settingfree

verb
UK /ˌsɛtɪŋˈfriː/
US /ˌsɛtɪŋˈfriː/

Letting someone or something go so they are not held or trapped anymore.

The children were setting free the butterflies they had raised in class.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Making a rule or limit no longer apply to someone.

The teacher was setting free the students from the usual homework schedule for the holiday.

3. Helping a feeling or idea to grow without holding it back.

Writing poetry was setting free her imagination.

4. Opening a cage or door so an animal can leave.

He was setting free the bird that had flown into the garage.