This is the 2389th most frequent Russian word.
освободить
"Освободить" means "to free" or "to liberate."
In this sentence, 'освободить' is used to mean 'free up' or 'make available' by vacating the space.
Нам нужно освободить комнату для гостей.
We need to free up the room for guests.
Here, 'освободить' means 'to set free' or 'liberate' someone from captivity.
Полиция освободила заложников.
The police freed the hostages.
In this example, 'освободить' is used to ask someone to 'make space available' by removing items.