Vapautaa

Vapautaa is a Finnish verb meaning to liberate, release, or emancipate. It is a causative form derived from the adjective vapaa, meaning free, and the noun vapaus, meaning freedom, through the suffix -uttaa, which creates a causative action. The base infinitive is vapauttaa. In ordinary usage, vapauttaa is used for freeing someone from confinement, removing restrictions, or granting freedom; it can also be used metaphorically, such as releasing someone from obligations or removing restrictions on speech.

In present tense, the verb forms include vapautan (I liberate), vapautat (you liberate), vapauttaa (he/she liberates); the past tense is vapautti; the passive form is vapautetaan. The word appears in political, legal, and humanitarian discourse, and is frequent in news reporting and literature. For example, "Hallitus vapautti poliittiset vangit" means "The government liberated the political prisoners." Related nouns include vapauttaminen (the act of liberating, liberation) and vapautus (liberation, exemption). The synonym emansipaatio is used in more formal or historical contexts.

In Finnish law and policy language, vapauttaa may describe releasing a prisoner, removing a ban, or lifting restrictions. In everyday speech, it can refer to freeing an animal from captivity or freeing someone from a debt or obligation, depending on context. See also: vapaa, vapaus, vapauttaminen, emansipaatio. The term is common in Finnish dictionaries and is part of core vocabulary related to freedom and rights.