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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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   What is release?

   • Definition of release noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable, singular] the act of setting a person or an animal free; the state of being set free release of somebody/something The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages.

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   What does release mean in a sentence?

   • To set someone or something loose from some kind of confinement. He released the woman from his grip and told her to run. The police were forced to release the suspect from prison due to a lack of hard evidence. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. to liberate or let someone or something go from something.

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   What does releasees mean?

   • Releasees means each and any of the Defendant Releasees and each and any of the Plaintiff Releasees. Releasees and "Released Claims" in this Order is a matter of form only for consistency with the Settlement Agreement. Define Releasees. means each and any of the Defendants’ Releasees and each and any of the Plaintiffs’ Releasees.

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   What is the difference between release and free?

   • Release and free, when applied to persons, suggest a helpful action. Both may be used (not always interchangeably) of delivering a person from confinement or obligation: to free or release prisoners. Free (less often, release ) is also used for delivering a person from pain, sorrow, etc.: to free from fear.

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   verb (used with object) , re·leased, re·leas·ing. to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt. Synonyms: deliver, loose. Antonyms: bind. to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc.: to release a catapult.

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   to stop holding someone or something: Release the handle. release verb [T] (INFORMATION) 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.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing, Film, Technology re‧lease1 /rɪˈliːs/ S3 W1 AWL verb [ transitive] 1 let somebody go to let someone go free, after having kept them somewhere → free, discharge Police arrested several men, who were later released.

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   1. : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude. release hostages. release pent-up emotions. release the brakes. also : to let go : dismiss. released from her job. 2. : to relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses. was released from her promise. 3. : to give up in favor of another : relinquish.

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    Dictionary Definition of 'release' To set free, let go, or make something available to the public or a specific audience. "The artist decided to release her latest album independently." Detailed Meaning of 'release' When you release something, you allow it to be liberated, discharged, or made accessible.