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release

[ree-lees]

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verb (used with object)

to lease again.

Law. to make over (land, property, etc.), as to another.

noun

a contract for re-leasing land or property.

the land or property re-leased.

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Origin:
1820–30; re- + lease

Can be confused: re-lease, release (see synonym note at release).

Example Sentences

When the tissue comes in contact with a person's skin, body heat activates the formula to release a cool sensation.

It was only one week after the release of the peripheral that a driver was developed for a contest.

There are rumours of an imminent release of political prisoners.

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When the tissue comes in contact with a person's skin, body heat activates the formula to release a cool sensation.

It was only one week after the release of the peripheral that a driver was developed for a contest.

There are rumours of an imminent release of political prisoners.

It would simply be an impossibility to acquire release forms.

Companies are damned if they release information and damned if they work to keep it secure.

Occasionally, the public is also invited to witness the release of a rehabilitated animal.

When you release a box of ladybugs, they usually fly away.

However, the billing department should not have released the information it did release.

So even though the planet is absorbing lots of sunlight on the summer solstice, it takes several weeks to release it.

Global warming will disrupt the release of chemicals that plants use to communicate.

But that costume was done by thousands of little girls around the movie's mid-90s release.

Then run your thumb down the opening to release the peas.

The animals learned to release a lever when a spot on a computer screen turned from red to green.

When the lines are sunk deeper, or when special hooks are used that can release bycatch, the environmental impact eases.

Like phase changes, chemical reactions can occur with the application or release of heat.

When new growth starts in spring, feed it with controlled release fertilizer.

Researchers have also had evidence that in rats, estrogen seems to trigger a release of dopamine.

They pop up again when you release two toggle-and-loop closures.

In addition, photons from helium date to an age before the release of the microwave background.

One method is to press and release a hop flower to see if it will spring back after compressing.

Some even work in a round-about way by causing pain, which makes the brain release pain-killing endorphins.

Slip a thin spatula under garlic to release from pan.

Even use heat to help the muscle release the lactic acid.

With a hammer or stick, tap along the edge band to release air bubbles.

So the researchers used the endorphins' pain relief to determine if laughter causes an endorphin release.

The idea is that the bees will eat through this candy plug in a few days and release her.

Carpal tunnel release is surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome.

McCallum, has refused to resign, despite calls for his ouster following the release of an.

Two out of three re-offend within two years of release.

Smithsonian does not sell, exchange, or release your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

All other plant essential elements are primarily bound in the organic fraction and will thus be subject to slow release over.

Male mosquitoes genetically engineered to produce offspring that die in the larval stage are nearing a release into the wild.

The release of medical records is common practice for.

Another course release seems the only logical way to reduce my time commitments.

The case attracted great publicity, with many activists and intellectuals agitating for the two men's release.

How fast these bones move toward home plate then determines the release velocity of the baseball.

When you cut them, the stems release essential oils, which immediately perfume the.

For each kite, winches release a pair of high-resistance cables to control direction and angle.

The university claims in a press release this week that it has.

Yet last week's statistics were accompanied only by a low-key press release and almost no media coverage.

Soil microbes may release even more greenhouse gases.

As the synthetic materials in the suit deteriorate, they release hydrochloric acid.

As for anything else on the team's release slate, well, you might have to pry it away from your hypothetical children.

Stars shine by nuclear fusion-the merging of light atomic nuclei to release energy.

But beans are notoriously hard to digest, failing to freely release many of their nutrients in the gut.

CO2 levels rise when the planet warms, due to increased vegetation, and release from the oceans.

Instead of cherry tomatoes, you can use larger tomatoes cut into pieces so they cook quickly and release their juices to form.

But many economists may view this release as more disappointing than the previous month's figure.

Fracturing a deep shale layer one time to release natural gas might pose little risk.

It release us from the taboo against infinite possibilities.

These cells release serotonin into the limbic system in response to sensory-nerve stimulation.

Fires may boost the reflectivity of the ground, thereby counteracting the warming from the fire's release of greenhouse gases.

They have a press release here which is also where the image above is from.

Temperature that's warm enough to keep us comfortable will release the volatile oils in tender herb leaves.

The consequence of that release is stress-free mice.

Now an explosion at a nuclear power plant-and the release of radioactive material-has added.

That's because consuming food stimulates the release of dopamine, a chemical that tickles the pleasure centers of the brain.

Public access to government figures is certain to release economic value and encourage entrepreneurship.

The nymphs insert their mouthparts into a human's skin and release the bacteria while they are feeding.

When bumblebees vibrate flowers to release pollen, the corresponding buzz is quite loud.

These charges also accelerate and collide to release still more electrons, and so forth.

The walls, which absorb solar heat by day and release it at night, allow her to push.

In addition, music and rhythmic motion may encourage the brain to release opioids, chemicals related to pleasure and euphoria.

The reason for all these responses is the subconscious release of a stress hormone called adrenaline.

Cats breathe it in: there's speculation that they roll in catnip to bruise the leaves and release more of the fragrance.

The process usually begins with the release of chemicals such as histamine or leukotrienes.

But it seems likely that the biological function of neurogenesis is not to simply inhibit the release of dopamine.

If they are engineered to easily release their oil, would they not begin to release it into the ocean also.

In this way, they appear to be right, knowing their opponent cannot release the full side of their story.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.

to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc.: to release a catapult.

to allow to be known, issued, done, or exhibited: to release an article for publication.

Law. to give up, relinquish, or surrender (a right, claim, etc.).

noun

a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.

liberation from anything that restrains or fastens.

some device or agency for effecting such liberation.

a grant of permission, as to publish, use, or sell something.

the releasing of something for publication, performance, use, exhibition, or sale.

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10.

the film, book, record, etc., that is released.

11.

press release.

12.

Law.

the surrender of a right or the like to another.

a document embodying such a surrender.

13.

Law Obsolete. a remission, as of a debt, tax, or tribute.

14.

Machinery.

a control mechanism for starting or stopping a machine, especially by removing some restrictive apparatus.

the opening of an exhaust port or valve at or near the working stroke of an engine so that the working fluid can be exhausted on the return stroke.

the point in the stroke of an engine at which the exhaust port or valve is opened.

15.

(in jazz or popular music) a bridge.

COLLAPSE

Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English reles(s)en < Old French relesser, relaissier < Latin relaxāre to loosen (see relax); (noun) Middle English reles(e) < Old French reles, relais, derivative of relesser, relaisser

Related forms

re·leas·a·bil·i·ty, noun

re·leas·a·ble, re·leas·i·ble, adjective

non·re·lease, noun

un·re·leas·a·ble, adjective

un·re·leas·i·ble, adjective

Can be confused: re-lease, release (see synonym note at the current entry).

Synonyms
1. loose, deliver. Release, free, dismiss, discharge, liberate, emancipate may all mean to set at liberty, let loose, or let go. Release and free, when applied to persons, suggest a helpful action. Both may be used (not always interchangeably) of delivering a person from confinement or obligation: to free or release prisoners. Free (less often, release) is also used for delivering a person from pain, sorrow, etc.: to free from fear. Dismiss, meaning to send away, usually has the meaning of forcing to go unwillingly (to dismiss a servant), but may refer to giving permission to go: The teacher dismissed the class early. Discharge, meaning originally to relieve of a burden (to discharge a gun), has come to refer to that which is sent away, and is often a close synonym to dismiss; it is used in the meaning permit to go in connection with courts and the armed forces: The court discharged a man accused of robbery. Liberate and emancipate, more formal synonyms for release and free, also suggest action intended to be helpful. Liberate suggests particularly the release from unjust punishment, oppression, and the like, and often means to set free through forcible action or military campaign: They liberated the prisoners, the occupied territories, etc. Emancipate also suggests a release of some size and consequence, but one that is less overt, a more formal or legal freedom; and it sometimes connotes an inner liberation: Lincoln emancipated the slaves. John emancipated himself. 2. loose, extricate, disengage. 3. announce, publish. 5. liberation, deliverance, emancipation.

Antonyms
1. bind. 2. fasten.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

release (rɪˈliːs)

—vb
1.	to free (a person, animal, etc) from captivity or imprisonment
2.	to free (someone) from obligation or duty
3.	to free (something) from (one's grip); let go or fall
4.	to issue (a record, film, book, etc) for sale or circulation
5.	to make (news or information) known or allow (news or information) to be made known: to release details of an agreement
6.	law to relinquish (a right, claim, title, etc) in favour of someone else
7.	ethology to evoke (a response) through the presentation of a stimulus that produces the response innately

—n
8.	the act of freeing or state of being freed, as from captivity, imprisonment, duty, pain, life, etc
9.	the act of issuing for sale or publication
10.	something issued for sale or public showing, esp a film or a record: a new release from Bob Dylan
11.	a news item, document, etc, made available for publication, broadcasting, etc
12.	law the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc, in favour of someone else
13.	a control mechanism for starting or stopping an engine
14.	a. the opening of the exhaust valve of a steam engine near the end of the piston stroke
	b. the moment at which this valve opens
15.	the electronic control regulating how long a note sounds after a synthesizer key has been released
16.	the control mechanism for the shutter in a camera

[C13: from Old French relesser, from Latin relaxāre to slacken; see relax]

re'leaser

—n

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Word Origin & History

release

c.1300, "to withdraw, revoke," also "to liberate" (c.1300), from O.Fr. relaisser "to relinquish, quit, let go, leave behind," variant of relacher "release, relax," from L. relaxare (see relax). Meaning "relinquish, surrender" is recorded from late 14c. Of press reports, attested

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from 1904; of motion pictures, from 1912; of music recordings, from 1962. As a euphemism for "to dismiss, fire from a job" it is attested in Amer.Eng. since 1904.

release

early 14c., from O.Fr. reles (12c.), a back formation from relesser, relaisser (see release (v.)).

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Computing Dictionary

release definition

programming
(Or "released version", "baseline") A version of a piece of software which has been made public (as opposed to a version that is in development, or otherwise unreleased).
A release is either a major release, a revision, or a bugfix.
Pre-release versions may be called alpha test, or beta test versions.
See change management.
(1996-08-04)

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