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verb (tr, mainly adverb)
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let off
Release by exploding; see blow off steam.
Allow to go free or escape; excuse from punishment. For example, They let her off from attending graduation, or The headmaster let him off with a reprimand. [Early 1800s] Also see off the hook.
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