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   release

   /rɪˈliːs/

   verb

   • 1. allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free: "an official confirmed the prisoners would be released" Similar freeset freelet goallow to leaveset/let/turn looselet outliberateset at libertydeliverrescueransomemancipatehistorical:manumituntieundolooselet gounhandunlooseunbindunchainunleashunfetterunclaspunshackleunmanacleextricateunhitchunbridledetachunclickdisentangleOpposite imprisontie up
   • 2. allow (something) to move, act, or flow freely: "she released his arm and pushed him aside"
   • ▪ remove restrictions or obligations from (someone or something) so that they become available for other activity: "the strategy would release forces for service in other areas" Similar make availablefreefree upcontributeput at someone's disposalsupplyfurnishprovidedeployOpposite detain
   • ▪ remove (part of a machine or appliance) from a fixed position, allowing something else to move or function: "he released the handbrake"
   • ▪ allow (something) to return to its resting position by ceasing to put pressure on it: "press the cap down and release"
   • 3. allow (information) to be generally available: "no details about the talks were released" Similar make publicmake knownbring to public notice/attentionissuebreakannouncedeclarereportpostrevealdivulgedisclosepublishpublicizeprintbroadcastairtransmitput outcirculatecommunicateimpartdisseminatedistributespreadpropagatepurveyOpposite suppresswithhold
   • ▪ make (a film, recording, or other product) available to the public: "they released a flurry of great singles" Similar launchput on the marketmarketput on saleoffer for salebring outunveilpresentmake availabledistribute
   • 4. remit or discharge (a debt): "the amounts which later become due are consequent on the debt that is being released" Similar let offexcuseexemptdischargedeliverclearexculpateabsolveacquitexonerateOpposite hold someone to
   • ▪ surrender (a right): "a parent released and assigned a right to income"
   • ▪ make over (property or money) to another: "compensation for the cost of rebuilding is only released when work begins"

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of releasing or being released: "a campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release" Similar freeingliberationdeliveranceransomemancipationfreedomlibertyhistorical:manumission
   • ▪ a handle or catch that releases part of a mechanism.
   • 2. the action of making a film, recording, or other product available to the public: "the movie will be on release from Christmas" Similar CDdiscrecordsinglealbumvideofilmbook
   • ▪ a film or other product made available to the public: "his current album release has topped the charts for six months" Similar CDdiscrecordsinglealbumvideofilmbookversioneditionissuemodelmarkdraftformimpressionpublication
   • 3. the action of releasing property, money, or a right to another.
   • ▪ a document effecting a release of property, money, etc.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French reles (noun), relesser (verb), from Latin relaxare ‘stretch out again, slacken’ (see relax).

   Derivatives

   • 1. releasable adjective
   • 2. releaser noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › releaseRelease Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RELEASE is to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; also : to let go : dismiss. How to use release in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Release.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRELEASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RELEASE definition: 1. to give freedom or free movement to someone or something: 2. to move a device from a fixed…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRELEASE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RELEASE meaning: 1. to give freedom or free movement to someone or something: 2. to move a device from a fixed…. Learn more.

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   To release something or someone is to set it free, like a caged animal or a prisoner. “I shall be released” is a famous refrain from a 1967 Bob Dylan song that has come to symbolize political freedom around the world.

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   What is a basic definition of release? Release means to free from imprisonment or confinement, to free from anything that is acting as a constraint, or to allow something to be out in the open. The word release has many other senses as a verb and a noun.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRELEASE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   16 meanings: 1. to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment 2. to free (someone) from obligation or duty 3..... Click for more definitions.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrelease verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   release. verb. /rɪˈliːs/ Verb Forms. set somebody free. to let somebody come out of a place where they have been kept or stuck and unable to leave or move. release somebody to release a prisoner. The hostages were released unharmed. He was released without charge after questioning by police.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRELEASE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   relief from emotional tension through a spontaneous, uninhibited expression of an emotion. 10. a document authorizing release, as from an obligation, from prison, etc. 11. the act of letting loose something caught, held in position, etc. 12. a device to release a catch, etc., as for starting or stopping a machine. 13.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishrelease verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of release verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRELEASE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    noun. uk / rɪˈliːs / us. release noun (FROM PRISON) the occasion when someone is allowed to leave prison: After his release from jail, Jackson found it difficult to find work. More examples. release noun (FILM/RECORD) B2. a new film or record that you can buy: Have you heard the group's latest release?