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.
To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
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the act of liberating someone or something
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(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
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a formal written statement of relinquishment
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the termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
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the act of allowing a fluid to escape
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activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
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merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
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a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
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an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
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euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
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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"
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generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
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eliminate (substances) from the body
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make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator''s bank account"
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prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
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let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
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release, as from one''s grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won''t fall"
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part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
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grant freedom to; free from confinement
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make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
v. t.
To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
n.
To let loose again; to set free from restraint,
confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to
let go.
n.
To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or
oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
n.
To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a
right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some
right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases
his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
n.
To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to
release an ordinance.
n.
The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being
let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind,
as from confinement or bondage.
n.
Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
n.
Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt,
penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.
n.
A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a
conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has
some estate in possession; a quitclaim.
n.
The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to
escape.
Release
Release
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.2.
A sacred vow that none should aye
Release
To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go.
The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage.
Usage Examples
I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.
As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release.
Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
I don't think I've ever worked so hard on something, but working on Macintosh was the neatest experience of my life. Almost everyone who worked on it will say that. None of us wanted to release it at the end. It was as though we knew that once it was out of our hands, it wouldn't be ours anymore.
I have this horrible sense of humor where I think discomfort is funny - partly because I experience discomfort a lot, and it's a way of laughing at it and getting a release.
Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops.
Forgiveness really is so misunderstood, as well as the power it can release in an individual.
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Other Usage ExamplesEven before I knew I was gay, I knew I didn't want to have a child. I knew I didn't want to have one. I never want to have to release it from me. Listen, I love babies. I love children. And I melt when I'm around them. I also love my freedom and I love that I can sleep at night.
Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.
Football management is such a pressurised thing - horseracing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job.
I later spent... five to eight months in hospitals in New Jersey, always on an involuntary basis, and always attempting a legal argument for release.
I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs.
Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music.
Bob Dylan has always sealed his decisions with the unexplainable. His motives for withholding the release of the magnificent 'Basement Tapes' will be as forever obscure as Brian Wilson's reasons for the destruction of the tapes for 'Smile.'
A society deadened by a smothering network of laws while finding release in moral chaos is not likely to be either happy or stable.