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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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   RELEASE definition: 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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   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.

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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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   release. (rɪliːs ) Word forms: releases , releasing , released. 1. verb [usually passive] B2. If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go. He was released from custody the next day. [be VERB -ed + from]

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   noun. a process that liberates or discharges something. “there was a sudden release of oxygen”. “the release of iodine from the thyroid gland”. see more. an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface) the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field.

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   1. a. To set free from confinement or bondage: released the prisoner. b. To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go: released the balloons; released the brake. c. To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement: cells that release histamine. d. To make available for use: released the funds for the project.

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   Definition of 'release' release. (rɪlis ) Word forms: releases, releasing, released. 1. transitive verb [usu passive] If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or cared for, they are set free or allowed to go. He was released from custody the next day.

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   release something to make something less tight. You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles. Definition of release verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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