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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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   What does release mean?

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   What does release a prisoner mean?

   • 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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   What does it mean when someone is released?

   • When someone is released, you refer to their release . He called for the immediate release of all political prisoners. ...the secret negotiations necessary to secure hostage releases. Serious complications have delayed his release from hospital. If someone or something releases you from a duty, task, or feeling, they free you from it.

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   Is release a noun or a verb?

   • Release, which is a noun and a verb, has many different meanings. As a noun, it can mean a liberation, an unfastening, or the condition of being made available, like a movie or a CD. “When is the new Spiderman movie being released?” you might ask your best friend. As a verb, it can mean to relieve of suffering or obligation, like a debt.

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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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   to give freedom or free movement to someone or something: He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence. She was arrested for shoplifting but was released on bail (= after paying a sum of money to the court). figurativeThe surgery released him from years of pain.

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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.

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