release
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós
Latin laxus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin laxō
Vulgar Latin *laxicāre
Vulgar Latin *lassicāre
Old French laschier
Old French relaschier
Old French relaisserbor.
Middle English relesen
English release
From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).
Inflected forms:
form: releases
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: releases
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: releasing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: released
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: released
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
gloss: The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
gloss: That which is released, untied or let go.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.
gloss: The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Liberation from pain or suffering.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The act or manner of ending a sound.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
pos: noun
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
gloss: A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Orgasm.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: She quivered in release.
gloss: Discharged semen
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: His hot release pouring into her, filling her and adding to the wettness within her
gloss: A kind of bridge used in jazz music.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: He released his grasp on the lever.
gloss: To make available to the public.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: They released the new product later than intended.
gloss: To free or liberate; to set free.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: He was released after two years in prison.
gloss: To discharge.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.
gloss: (of a call) To hang up.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.
gloss: To let go, quit (a legal claim); to discharge or relinquish a right to (lands or buildings) by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: punishments inflicted and released
gloss: To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: With the Gunners far too lightweight in midfield, Mikel Arteta dropped back into a deeper-lying role. This freed Yossi Benayoun to go further forward, a move that helped forge a rare Arsenal chance on 30 minutes when the Israeli released Van Persie, only for the Dutchman's snap-shot to be tipped around the post.
gloss: To set free a chemical substance.
pos: verb
gloss: To launch; to come out; to become available.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: when the game releases
the new model will release on ...
Synonyms: quietus
Antonyms: hold
Derived words: autorelease
bakery release paper
balloon release
cable release
canary release
compression release
controlled-release
cyclorelease
cytokine release syndrome
day release
debt release
design release engineer
dot release
myofascial release
nonrelease
point release
policy by press release
postrelease
pre-release
prerelease
press release
quick release skewer
radiorelease
release candidate
release cock
release from requirement
release hallucination
release mode
release notes
release time 3
release version
release warrant
release wave
soft release
spring-release
timed-release
time-release
track-release
work release
misrelease
photorelease
catch and release
corelease
corticotropin-releasing hormone
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
releasable
releasee
releasement
releaser
release the handbrake
release the kraken
releasing hormone
-relin
rerelease
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
unrelease
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: lëshoj
lang: Albanian
word: la
lang: Belarusian
word: вызвале́нне
roman: vyzvaljénnje
lang: Bulgarian
word: освобожде́ние
roman: osvoboždénie
lang: Catalan
word: alliberament
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 放開 /放开
roman: fàngkāi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 鬆開 /松开
roman: sōngkāi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 釋放 /释放
roman: shìfàng
lang: Danish
word: frislippende
lang: Finnish
word: vapautus
lang: Finnish
word: vapauttaminen
lang: French
word: lâcher
lang: French
word: relâche
lang: Galician
word: liberar
lang: Galician
word: solta
lang: German
word: Entlassen
lang: Ancient Greek
word: λύσις
roman: lúsis
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἄφεσις
roman: áphesis
lang: Hindi
word: मुक्ति
roman: mukti
lang: Hungarian
word: szabadon bocsátás/engedés
lang: Hungarian
word: elengedés
lang: Hungarian
word: eleresztés
lang: Hungarian
word: kieresztés
lang: Icelandic
word: láta lausan
lang: Icelandic
word: útskrifa
lang: Irish
word: scaoil amach
lang: Irish
word: ligean
lang: Japanese
word: 釈放
roman: shakuhō
lang: Korean
word: 석방
roman: seokbang
lang: Persian
word: رهاسازی
roman: rahâsâzi
lang: Polish
word: wyzwolenie
lang: Portuguese
word: libertar
lang: Portuguese
word: liberar
lang: Romanian
word: eliberare
lang: Russian
word: освобожде́ние
roman: osvoboždénije
lang: Spanish
word: liberación
lang: Spanish
word: libramiento
lang: Swedish
word: frisläppande
lang: Swedish
word: frigöring
lang: Turkish
word: serbest bırakma
lang: Ukrainian
word: визво́лення
roman: vyzvólennja
lang: Ukrainian
word: зві́льнення
roman: zvílʹnennja
lang: Bulgarian
word: спу́сък
roman: spúsǎk
lang: Hungarian
word: kioldó
lang: Hungarian
word: nyitó
lang: Afrikaans
word: los
lang: Albanian
word: lësho
lang: Albanian
word: shlo (gheg)
lang: Southern Altai
word: божодор
roman: božodor
lang: Arabic
word: حَرَّرَ
roman: ḥarrara
lang: Armenian
word: արձակել
roman: arjakel
lang: Belarusian
word: адпуска́ць
roman: adpuskácʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: адпусці́ць
roman: adpuscícʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: пускам
roman: puskam
lang: Bulgarian
word: освобождавам
roman: osvoboždavam
lang: Catalan
word: alliberar
lang: Cherokee
word: ᏚᏲᏍᎦ
roman: duyosga
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 解放
roman: jiěfàng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 放出
roman: fàngchū
lang: Czech
word: uvolnit
lang: Danish
word: slippe
lang: Dutch
word: loslaten
lang: Finnish
word: irrottaa
lang: French
word: libérer
lang: Galician
word: ceibar
lang: Galician
word: soltar
lang: German
word: loslassen
lang: Hebrew
word: שחרר
roman: shikhrér
lang: Hindi
word: छोड़ना
roman: choṛnā
lang: Hungarian
word: elenged
lang: Hungarian
word: elereszt
lang: Hungarian
word: ereszt
lang: Icelandic
word: sleppa
lang: Ingrian
word: päästää
lang: Irish
word: scaoil
lang: Irish
word: scaoil de
lang: Italian
word: liberare
lang: Japanese
word: 解放する
roman: kaihō suru
lang: Japanese
word: 放す
roman: hanasu
lang: Korean
word: 석방하다
roman: seokbanghada
lang: Korean
word: 해방하다
roman: haebanghada
lang: Korean
word: 풀어 주다
roman: pureo juda
lang: Korean
word: 놓아 주다
roman: noa juda
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەردان
roman: berdan
lang: Lithuanian
word: atleisti
lang: Māori
word: tuku
lang: Māori
word: whakatangatanga
lang: Māori
word: maheno
lang: Norman
word: r'lâchi
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: slippe
lang: Occitan
word: liberar
lang: Persian
word: رها کردن
roman: rahâ kardan
lang: Portuguese
word: soltar
lang: Russian
word: отпуска́ть
roman: otpuskátʹ
lang: Russian
word: отпусти́ть
roman: otpustítʹ
lang: Russian
word: освобожда́ть
roman: osvoboždátʹ
lang: Russian
word: освободи́ть
roman: osvobodítʹ
lang: Russian
word: выпуска́ть
roman: vypuskátʹ
lang: Russian
word: вы́пустить
roman: výpustitʹ
lang: Sanskrit
word: मुञ्चति
roman: muñcati
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: sgaoil
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: leig mu sgaoil
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: pušćaś
lang: Spanish
word: liberar
lang: Spanish
word: soltar
lang: Spanish
word: librar
lang: Swedish
word: släppa
lang: Swedish
word: lössläppa
lang: Telugu
word: అనుమతి
roman: anumati
lang: Tocharian B
word: tärk-
lang: Turkish
word: tahliye etmek
lang: Turkish
word: bırakmak
lang: Turkish
word: salıvermek
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: براقمق
roman: bırakmak
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: صالمق
roman: salmak
lang: Ukrainian
word: відпуска́ти
roman: vidpuskáty
lang: Ukrainian
word: відпусти́ти
roman: vidpustýty
lang: Vietnamese
word: thả
lang: Welsh
word: gollwng
lang: Yiddish
word: באַפֿרײַען
roman: bafrayen