liberar

Senses

1. 1.

   to release, to free

   to set someone or something free from confinement or restriction

2. 2.

   to authorize, to approve

   to give permission or clearance for something to proceed

3. 3.

   to unblock, to enable

   to remove restrictions or make something accessible (especially digital content or access)

Examples

• "O médico liberou o paciente para voltar ao trabalho."

  The doctor cleared the patient to return to work.

• "Vou liberar o pagamento assim que receber a nota fiscal."

  I'll release the payment as soon as I receive the invoice.

• "Precisamos liberar mais memória no computador."

  We need to free up more memory on the computer.

Usage

Very common in Brazilian Portuguese across formal and informal registers. Frequently used in bureaucratic contexts (liberar documentos, liberar acesso) and everyday situations (liberar alguém = let someone go/leave). Often appears reflexively as "se liberar" (to free oneself up, become available).