This is the 2609th most frequent German word.
befreit
"Freed" or "liberated."
Here, "befreit" acts as the past participle in a passive sentence, describing the action of freeing something, in this case, the cage.
Der Käfig wurde von den Tieren befreit.
The cage was freed by the animals.
In this example, "befreit" is used as the past participle in an active sentence focusing on the action performed by the group to liberate the city.
Die Gruppe hat die Stadt befreit.
The group liberated the city.
In this sentence, "befreit" is used as a past participle adjective to describe an emotional state of feeling liberated or free.