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release

verb
  1. generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
    secrete
  2. eliminate (a substance)
    dischargeexhaustexpeleject
  3. make (assets) available
    “release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”
    free
  4. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    issueput outpublish
  5. let (something) fall or spill from a container
    turn
  6. release, as from one's grip
    let go oflet gorelinquish
  7. release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
    liberate
  8. part with a possession or right
    freegive upresignrelinquish
  9. grant freedom to
    loosefreeunlooseunloosenliberateliberateset freeenfranchiseaffranchise
  10. make (information) available for publication
    “release the list with the names of the prisoners”
    free
noun
  1. the act of liberating someone or something
    freeing
  2. (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
    tone ending
  3. a formal written statement of relinquishment
    dischargewaiver
  4. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    liberation
  5. the act of allowing a fluid to escape
    spill
  6. activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
    outletvent
  7. merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
    “a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra”
  8. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
    button
  9. a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
    acquittance
  10. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
    handoutpress release
  11. euphemistic expressions for death
    exit
  12. a process that liberates or discharges something
    “there was a sudden release of oxygen”