frisætter

Frisätter is the present tense form of the Swedish verb frisätta. The word means to release or set free something or someone, and can also mean to discharge or cause to be released a substance, energy, or sensation. It is used in both legal, scientific, and everyday contexts, and often implies freeing from confinement, restriction, or holding back.

Etymology and forms: frisätta is built from the element fri‑ meaning free, combined with sätta meaning to set or place. The form frisätter is used with third-person singular subjects, for example “domstolen frisätter den häktade” (the court releases the detainee). The related noun is frisättning, which denotes the act of releasing or a release event.

Usage and contexts: In legal language, frisätta is common in phrases describing the release of a person from custody or detention. In scientific and medical contexts, it describes the release of substances, hormones, or gases, for example a drug that frisätter aktiv substans or a chemical that frisätter gas. In mechanical or engineering contexts, frisätta can describe releasing a mechanism or disabling a hold to allow movement. The verb is more formal than everyday synonyms such as frigöra, and can carry a nuance of authority or process rather than a mere physical freeing.

Examples: The court frisätter den häktade under överklagande. Läkemedlet frisätter sin aktiva substans långsamt. När ventilen öppnas frisätts gasen.

Frisättning is the common noun for the act of releasing, while related terms include frigöra (to free) and frisläppande (releasing or letting go in some contexts).