To become free or be released from restraint, captivity, or a relation; to break away. Typically used intransitively as 'to get free from ~'.
彼は長年の責任感からようやく放れた。
He finally freed himself from many years of responsibility.
その鳥は檻（おり）から放れて飛び去った。
The bird broke free from the cage and flew away.
過去の失敗の影響から放れるのは簡単ではない。
It's not easy to free oneself from the effects of past failures.