release
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lease
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/rÉĒˈliːs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "release"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to let someone leave a place in which they have been confined or stuck
Transitive: to release sb/sth
to release definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The police decided to release the suspect after questioning.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻ­āĻžāϜāύāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to let go of something being held
Transitive: to release sth
to release definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She released the rope and watched it drop to the ground.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a movie, music, etc. available to the public
Transitive: to release a piece of media
to release definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The musician released their new album on streaming platforms and CD.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāσāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to produce and discharge a substance from cells or bodily fluids
Transitive: to release a substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During exercise, the body releases endorphins, creating a sense of well-being.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‹āϰāĻĢāĻŋāύ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϝāĻž āϏ⧁āϖ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ—āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to let a chemical substance out into the environment or a specific area
Transitive: to release a substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When vinegar is mixed with baking soda, it releases carbon dioxide.
āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āϏ⧋āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻĄāĻžāχ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāχāĻĄ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make information accessible to the public
Transitive: to release information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The police released a statement regarding the incident earlier today.
āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āφāϜ āφāϗ⧇ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧃āϤāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to give up a right or claim willingly
Transitive: to release a right
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company released its rights to the patent after the agreement was finalized.
āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āĻŸā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

a product such as a new movie, video game, etc. made available to the public
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The band announced the release of their latest album.
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāύ

the act of freeing someone or something from confinement, oppression, or restraint, thereby granting them liberty
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The activists demanded the release of political prisoners.
āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋ, āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

the act of ending someone's employment, thereby allowing them to leave the organization and seek other opportunities
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sudden release of several workers was a result of the company's restructuring efforts.
āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϏ āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž

an official announcement or statement distributed to the media to provide information, updates, or news, often supplementing or replacing an oral presentation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government 's release detailed the latest measures taken to combat the pandemic.
āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāύāĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšā§€āϤ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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the act or process of freeing, discharging, or letting something go

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Meditation can help achieve emotional release.
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ

a euphemism for death, representing the act of being freed from life's struggles, suffering, or pain
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After years of battling illness, her release was a gentle and serene moment.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻ…āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ

an activity that allows a person to freely express or channel creative energy or emotions, often resulting in a sense of relief or fulfillment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Writing poetry serves as a release for his creative thoughts and feelings.
āĻ•āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧃āϜāύāĻļā§€āϞ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāĻļāύ

the controlled action of allowing a fluid, such as gas or liquid, to escape from a container, system, or confined space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The technician initiated the release of water from the tank to lower the pressure.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ• āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϜāϞ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ—

a formal written statement in which an individual or entity officially gives up or relinquishes a claim, right, or interest
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The release stated that she relinquished all rights to the property.
āϰāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āύ⧋āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the act of ending a sustained musical sound or note, allowing it to decay naturally
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The guitarist 's quick release of the string produced a crisp and articulate staccato effect.
āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏ, āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž

a mechanical device used by archers to draw and release the bowstring, providing a controlled and consistent release of the arrow
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The release clicked smoothly as he drew back the bowstring.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϧāύ⧁āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻž āϟāĻžāύāϞ⧇ āϰāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϜ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻ‹āĻŖāĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāϕ⧇āϟ

a legal document that certifies the discharge or settlement of a debt, obligation, or claim, indicating that the parties involved are no longer bound by the previous terms
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The contractor provided a release to the client upon completing the project and receiving payment.
āĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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