[
US
/ɹiˈɫis/
]
NOUN
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
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a process that liberates or discharges something
there was a sudden release of oxygen
the release of iodine from the thyroid gland -
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
he gave vent to his anger
she had no other outlet for her feelings - the act of liberating someone or something
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra - an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
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euphemistic expressions for death
thousands mourned his passing - a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
VERB
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
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make (information) available for publication
release the list with the names of the prisoners -
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
release a hormone into the blood stream
secrete digestive juices -
release, as from one's grip
Let go of the door handle, please!
relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall -
make (assets) available
release the holdings in the dictator's bank account -
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
publish a magazine or newspaper -
eliminate (a substance)
combustion products are exhausted in the engine
the plant releases a gas - release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
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part with a possession or right
resign a claim to the throne
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest -
let (something) fall or spill from a container
turn the flour onto a plate
How To Use release In A Sentence
- There are only a couple of days left in Graeme's Fantasy Book Review's Giveaway for one of three copies of Orson Scott Card's new release, Hidden Empire. Book Contest Links ... more than a few
- A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat.
- The defendant was released on bail until his trial next year. Times, Sunday Times
- He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.
- Certain animations are still a bit hitchy, especially involving Mayer's car, but there's still time to resolve those before release. AdventureGamers.com
- A steady stream of self-released mix tapes and videos - all adhering to the group's cartoonishly horrifying aesthetic, all a bit more deranged than the rest - increased the buzz and kept the conversation going. In concert: OFWGKTA at U Street Music Hall
- Once cool, release and tease hair with your fingers. The Sun
- Although I was already a fan of both authors, it was this curious title overlap that led me to snatch these two off the New Releases table at my local bookstore. Romi Lassally: My Literary Indiscretions
- The bird became so tame that it was impossible to release it back into the wild.
- The lead found in captive condors and released condors with low levels in their blood had isotope ratios similar to lead found in dead livestock and wildlife that had not been killed by hunters.
