Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: press_release, release

'release'

[release.n.01] as in: merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)

Examples:
a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra

'release'

[liberation.n.01] as in: the act of liberating someone or something

'release'

[release.n.03] as in: a process that liberates or discharges something

Examples:
there was a sudden release of oxygen
the release of iodine from the thyroid gland

'release'

[handout.n.01] as in: an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

'release'

[dismissal.n.04] as in: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

'release'

[passing.n.02] as in: euphemistic expressions for death

Examples:
thousands mourned his passing

'release'

[acquittance.n.01] as in: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

'release'

[release.n.08] as in: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

'release'

[release.n.09] as in: activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion

Examples:
she had no other outlet for her feelings
he gave vent to his anger

'release'

[spill.n.03] as in: the act of allowing a fluid to escape

'release'

[release.n.11] as in: a formal written statement of relinquishment

'release'

[release.n.12] as in: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone

'release'

[let_go_of.v.01] as in: release, as from one's grip

Examples:
Let go of the door handle, please!
relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall

'release'

[free.v.01] as in: grant freedom to; free from confinement

'release'

[turn.v.08] as in: let (something) fall or spill from a container

Examples:
turn the flour onto a plate

'release'

[publish.v.02] as in: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

Examples:
publish a magazine or newspaper

'release'

[exhaust.v.05] as in: eliminate (a substance)

Examples:
combustion products are exhausted in the engine
the plant releases a gas

'release'

[secrete.v.01] as in: generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

Examples:
secrete digestive juices
release a hormone into the blood stream

'release'

[free.v.05] as in: make (information) available for publication

Examples:
release the list with the names of the prisoners

'release'

[release.v.08] as in: part with a possession or right

Examples:
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
resign a claim to the throne

'release'

[release.v.09] as in: release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

'release'

[unblock.v.03] as in: make (assets) available

Examples:
release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

Origins

					release (English)
└── relaisser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))