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   Re·lease

   /rəˈlēs/

   

   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 and release the reset button quickly"
   • 3. allow (information) to be generally available: "no details about the contents of the talks were released" Similar make publicmake knownbring to public notice/attentionissuebreakannouncedeclarereportpostrevealdivulgedisclosepublishpublicizeprintbroadcastairtransmitput outcirculatecommunicateimpartdisseminatedistributespreadpropagatepurveyOpposite suppresswithhold
   • ▪ make (a movie or recording) available for general viewing or purchase: "nine singles and one album had been released" 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 person or entity: "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 movie, recording, or other product available for general viewing or purchase: "the film was withheld for two years before its release" Similar CDdiskrecordsinglealbumvideofilmbook
   • ▪ a movie or other product issued for viewing or purchase: "his current album release has topped the charts for six months" Similar CDdiskrecordsinglealbumvideofilmbookversioneditionissuemodelmarkdraftformimpressionpublication
   • 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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   to let the public have news or information about something: Police have not released the dead woman's name. release verb [T] (RECORD/FILM) B2. to make a record or film available for people to buy or see: The album is due to be released in time for Christmas. release verb [T] (SUBSTANCE) to let a substance flow out from somewhere:

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   Release definition: to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go. See examples of RELEASE used in a sentence.

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   • Paul released her hand as she sat down. • Vastly more fluorocarbons must have been released in the industrialised north. • Carrey's new comedy is due to be released in the US very soon. • He took hold of my hand but then released it again quickly. • The committee is due to release its report on Gingrich by the end of this year.

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   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.

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