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release Definition

re·lease (ri lēs′)

transitive verb -·leased′, -·leas′·ing

  1. to set free, as from confinement, duty, work, etc.
  2. to let go or let loose to release an arrow
  3. to grant freedom from a tax, penalty, obligation, etc.
  4. to set free from pain, cares, etc.; relieve
  5. ☆ to permit to be issued, shown, published, broadcast, etc.; put into circulation
  6. Law to give up or surrender to someone else (a claim, right, etc.)

Etymology: ME relesen < OFr relaisser < L relaxare: see relax

noun

  1. a setting free or being set free; deliverance; liberation
  2. a freeing or being freed from a tax, obligation, etc.
    1. a relief from pain, cares, etc.
    2. relief from emotional tension through a spontaneous, uninhibited expression of an emotion
  4. a document authorizing release, as from an obligation, from prison, etc.
  5. the act of letting loose something caught, held in position, etc.
  6. a device to release a catch, etc., as for starting or stopping a machine
  7. ☆
    1. the act of releasing a book, film, news story, etc. to the public
    2. the book, film, news story, etc. released
  8. Music
    1. the act or method of ending a tone
    2. ☆ the third group of eight measures in a common form of 32-bar chorus, as in a popular tune, which supplies a bridge between repetitions of the melody
  9. Law
    1. a giving up or surrender to someone else, as of a claim or right
    2. the document by which this is done; quitclaim

  • relearn
release Synonyms

release

n.

  1. Freedom

    liberation, discharge, deliverance; see freedom 1, 2, freeing, relief 1, 3.

  2. That which has been released; usually, printed matter

    announcement, statement, press release, news story, publicity, news flash, public notice, new song, new movie, latest publication, recent stock, propaganda.

release Synonyms

release

v.

free, liberate, deliver, discharge, let go, acquit, loose, exempt, open up, give out for circulation, issue, publish, set free, let out, get out, bail out, hand over, let off, rescue, let loose, clear, untie, loosen, emancipate; see also free 1, publish 1.

Antonyms imprison, confine, suppress. See syn. study at free.free.

release Law Definition

n

  1. Freeing from an obligation or commitment.
  2. Liberating one from a duty or claim that she could have been held legally liable for.
  3. Surrendering of a right or title.
  4. A written permission to publish or to quote in print, given to a newspaper or book publisher by the quote’s legal owner.
  5. A discharge from custody, confinement, or imprisonment, whether with certain provisos or unconditionally.
release Usage Examples

Object

  • album: They will perform a half hour show to release the great first album.
  • figure: Their two children new figures released also generously donated.

Preposition: on

  • bail: The suspects have been released on bail pending further enquiries into the origins of the items.

Adjective modifier

  • immediate: DEMAND: Immediate release of all political prisoners, Immediate repeal of all repressive laws.
  • theatrical: Excellent ideas for making a low-budget dramatic feature on DV, and obtaining a deal to get it transferred to 35mm for theatrical release.
  • late: Visit our New Titles section for details of the latest releases.
  • upcoming: Sign up today to receive the Fox Home entertainment Newsletter featuring Online Specials, Top 10 Best Selling Videos, and Upcoming Releases.
  • deliberate: Deliberate release of chemical agents Deliberate release of radioactivity The Department's contingency plans for radiological or nuclear incidents.

Preposition: into

  • bloodstream: Hormones are released into the bloodstream and then travel to distant responsive cells where they exhibit characteristic effects.

Converse of object

  • announce: Today, Kineo is pleased to announce the release of a new e-learning program on Diversity.

Noun used with modifier

  • press: Press Releases To view the latest press releases click on a title on the main page.
  • equity: Private sector housing - The Council offers a range of assistance including grants and an equity release scheme.
  • news: The news release announcing these interim changes was published on 11 February 2005.

Infinitive complement

  • coincide: This was released to coincide with her tour in Britain in June/July, sorry I missed her in Edinburgh, but maybe next time.

Preposition: under

  • license: Released under the Open Publication license unless otherwise noted in the body of the article.

Preposition: of

  • prisoner: DEMAND: Immediate release of all political prisoners, Immediate repeal of all repressive laws.

Preposition: from

  • prison: In December, 2005, I conducted a two-day workshop with men who had recently been released from prison for domestic violence.
  • jail: AN ILLEGAL immigrant who strangled his girlfriend after a shopping trip has been told he may never be released from jail.
  • custody: Onward referrals should be set up for those on release from custody to provide offenders with continuing support once back in the community.

Modifies a noun

  • date: Wright's books often have different release dates on the two sides of the pond.
release Quotes

So writing ismy sole remaining vice.It is an addiction, an illusory release, a presumptuous taming of reality, a way of expressing lightly the unbearable.

—Updike,John Hoyer

Each individual work serves as an expression of our most personal state of mind at that particular moment and of the inescapable, imperative need for release by means of an appropriate act of creation: in the rhythm, form, colour and mood of a picture.

—Feininger, Lyonel

Come sleep,O sleep, the certain knot of peace, The baiting place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, The indifferent judge between the high and low.

—Shute, Nevil originally Nevil Shute Norway

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