freigeben

German

Etymology

frei +‎ geben

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʁaɪˌɡeːbən], [-bm̩]

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• Hyphenation: frei‧ge‧ben

Verb

1. to release, to declassify (to put at public disposal)
2. to release, to liberate (to set free from imprisonment)
3. to furlough (to grant a furlough to someone)
4. (computing) to unlock (to enable access to a protected resource)
5. (computing) to activate, to enable (to put a software functionality into operation)

   Synonyms: aktivieren, einschalten

   Antonym: sperren

Further reading

• “freigeben” in Duden online