release (rɪˈliːs
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment
- to free (someone) from obligation or duty
- to free (something) from (one's grip); let go or fall
- to issue (a record, film, book, etc) for sale or circulation
- to make (news or information) known or allow (news or information) to be made known ⇒
to release details of an agreement
- law to relinquish (a right, claim, title, etc) in favour of someone else
- ethology to evoke (a response) through the presentation of a stimulus that produces the response innately
noun
- the act of freeing or state of being freed, as from captivity, imprisonment, duty, pain, life, etc
- the act of issuing for sale or publication
- something issued for sale or public showing, esp a film or a record ⇒
a new release from Bob Dylan
- a news item, document, etc, made available for publication, broadcasting, etc
- law the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc, in favour of someone else
- a control mechanism for starting or stopping an engine
- the opening of the exhaust valve of a steam engine near the end of the piston stroke
- the moment at which this valve opens
- the electronic control regulating how long a note sounds after a synthesizer key has been released
- the control mechanism for the shutter in a camera
Alternative Forms
reˈleaser nounWord Origin
C13: from Old French relesser , from Latin relaxāre to slacken; see relaxSynonyms
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Translations
- British English:
release
When someone is released, you refer to their release.He called for the immediate release of the prisoner.rɪˈliːs NOUN He called for the immediate release of the prisoner.
- Spanish:
liberación
nf
- French:
libération
nf
- German:
Erlösung
nf
- Chinese: 释放 n
- Arabic: إطْلاق n
- Portuguese: libertação nf
- Russian: освобождение nnt
- Croatian: puštanje nm
- Czech: propuštění nnt
- Danish: frigivelse nutr
- Dutch: release nm
- Finnish: vapautus n
- Greek: απελευθέρωση nf
- Italian: distribuzione nf
- Japanese: 解放 n
- Korean: 해방 n
- Norwegian: løslatelse nm
- Polish: wypuszczenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: libertação nf
- European Spanish:
liberación
nf
- Swedish: frigivning nutr
- Thai: การปลดปล่อย การปลดปล่อยเป็นอิสระ n
- Turkish: serbest bırakma n
- Vietnamese: sự phóng thích n
- British English:
release
If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go.He was released from custody the next day.rɪˈliːs VERB He was released from custody the next day.
- Spanish: poner en libertad v
- French:
libérer
vt
- German:
befreien
v
- Chinese: 释放 v
- Arabic: يُطْلِقُ v
- Portuguese: libertar v
- Russian: освобождать v
- Croatian: pustiti nm
- Czech: propustit v propouštět
- Danish: frigive v
- Dutch: vrijlaten v
- Finnish: vapauttaa v
- Greek: απελευθερώνω v
- Italian: distribuire v
- Japanese: 解放する v
- Korean: 해방하다 v
- Norwegian: slippe fri v
- Polish: wypuścić v wypuszczać
- Brazilian Portuguese: libertar v
- European Spanish: poner en libertad v
- Swedish: frige v
- Thai: ปลดปล่อย v
- Turkish: serbest bırakmak v
- Vietnamese: phóng thích v
Usage examples
The first thing they would do was send a message to Cratyn demanding the gods alone knew what in return for her release.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Plants will be available commercially worldwide in 2006 with release dates and suppliers to be confirmed.
Country Life (2005)The military would then release all those not suspected of involvement in militant activity.
Irish Times (2002)Rain, sleet and snow provoke visions of earthly hell and heavenly release in Callow's account.
Glasgow Herald (2001)But when we stop being driven by craving, or fretting for things we cannot have, there is then an enormous release from personal pain.
, KARMA, REINCARNATION AND REBIRTH: How Karma Affects Our Life, Our Personality, and Our Future (2002)