This is the 5320th most frequent Russian word.
освободили
"Released" or "freed."
This sentence uses "освободили" in the sense of freeing or liberating a physical area from occupation.
На прошлой неделе они освободили всю территорию.
Last week, they liberated the entire territory.
This sentence demonstrates the use of "освободили" in the context of freeing or making available resources such as time.
Учитель освободили мне время, чтобы я мог подготовиться к тесту.
The teacher freed up some time for me so that I could prepare for the test.
Here, "освободили" is applied to indicate the action of emptying or clearing a space of unwanted items.