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release en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹiˈliːs/
• /ɹəˈliːs/
• (General-American) audio
• /ɹɪˈliːs/

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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō 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).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
   • 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. 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
2. (countable, uncountable) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.
3. (countable, uncountable) Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
   • The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases.
4. (countable, uncountable) That which is released, untied or let go.
   • They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.
5. (countable, uncountable) The giving up of a claim, especially a debt.
6. (countable, uncountable) Liberation from pain or suffering.
7. (countable, uncountable) The process by which a chemical substance is set free.
8. (countable, qualifier:sound synthesis, uncountable) The act or manner of ending a sound.
9. (countable, historical, uncountable) In the block system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
10. (countable, uncountable) A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. ▸ A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit.
11. (countable, uncountable) A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. ▸ The catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, triggered in the event of an overload.
12. (countable, uncountable) A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required. ▸ The lever or button on a camera that opens the shutter to allow a photograph to be taken.
13. (countable, uncountable) Orgasm.
    • She quivered in release.
14. (countable, uncountable) Discharged semen
    • His hot release pouring into her, filling her and adding to the wettness within her 1997 January 31, MKara50188, “Repost! Abduction (J/K, mild bondage, M/F sex)”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica (Usenet):
15. (countable, uncountable) A kind of bridge used in jazz music.

Forms

Deriveds

design and release engineer · release time 3 · press release · cyclorelease · misrelease · compression release · dot release · cable release · release mode · time-release · quick release skewer · release dove · design release engineer · release candidate · track-release · nonrelease · point release · timed-release · debt release · day release · postrelease · radiorelease · release warrant · photorelease · policy by press release · canary release · soft release · release hallucination · release from requirement · prerelease · cytokine release syndrome · release version · release cock · work release · bakery release paper · release wave · pre-release · balloon release · spring-release · myofascial release · controlled-release · release notes · autorelease

Synonyms

climax · completion · quietus · relief · happy ending · ease · relief · alleviation · acme · satisfaction · satisfaction · liss · climax · respite · consolation · pleasure · crisis · alleviation · release · solace · release · comfort · big O

Translations (141)

sv utgåvor (software: distribution of a computer software product) · br handelv (software: distribution of a computer software product) · sq la (event of setting free) · es liberación (event of setting free) · pt lançamento (software: distribution of a computer software product) · bg пу́скане (that which is released or let go) · fi julkaiseminen (software: distribution of a computer software product) · nl kwijtschelding (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · es versión (software: distribution of a computer software product) · uk релі́з (software: distribution of a computer software product) · pt lançamento (product made recently available) · hu szabadon bocsátás/engedés (event of setting free) · is útskrifa (event of setting free) · fr sortie (product made recently available) · vi phiên bản (software: distribution of a computer software product) · sv frigöring (event of setting free) · he גרסה (software: distribution of a computer software product) · bg облекче́ние (liberation from pain or suffering) · fi vapauttaminen (event of setting free) · fr parution (product made recently available) · is útgáfa (software: distribution of a computer software product) · ru вы́пуск (software: distribution of a computer software product) · ckb بەربوون (that which is released or let go) · cmn 釋放 /释放 (event of setting free) · ja リリース (software: distribution of a computer software product) · fi uutuus (product made recently available) · sv version (software: distribution of a computer software product) · te విడుదలైన (that which is released or let go) · it liberazione (biochemistry) · uk зві́льнення (event of setting free) · hi मुक्ति (event of setting free) · da udgave (software: distribution of a computer software product) · pl wyzwolenie (event of setting free) · es remisión de deuda (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · pt liberação (biochemistry) · pt versão (software: distribution of a computer software product) · fi vapauttaminen (biochemistry) · be рэлі́з (software: distribution of a computer software product) · es disparador (a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required) · ru ве́рсия (software: distribution of a computer software product) · es emisión (biochemistry) · da udgave (product made recently available) · gl liberar (event of setting free) · hu kieresztés (event of setting free) · hu forgalomba hozás/hozatal (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hu mentesítés (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · be вызвале́нне (event of setting free) · bg спу́сък (a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required) · de Version (software: distribution of a computer software product) · is láta lausan (event of setting free) · fr lâcher (event of setting free) · pl nowość (product made recently available) · eo eldono (software: distribution of a computer software product) · grc ἄφεσις (event of setting free) · fr version (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hu megjelenés (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hi विमोचन (software: distribution of a computer software product) · uk ви́пуск (software: distribution of a computer software product) · sv utgåva (software: distribution of a computer software product) · sq liruar (that which is released or let go) · ro eliberare (event of setting free) · fa رهاسازی (event of setting free) · hu eleresztés (event of setting free) · fr remise de dette (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · he כּוֹתָר (product made recently available) · hi प्रमोचन (product made recently available) · fr libération (biochemistry) · cmn 發布 /发布 (software: distribution of a computer software product) · ca estrena (product made recently available) · cmn 放開 /放开 (event of setting free) · pt liberar (event of setting free) · ca alliberat (that which is released or let go) · grc λύσις (event of setting free) · ko 석방 (event of setting free) · it remissione di debito (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · sq letim (gheg) (liberation from pain or suffering) · hu kibocsátás (software: distribution of a computer software product) · el ελευθέρωση (that which is released or let go) · ja 釈放 (event of setting free) · ru рели́з (product made recently available) · pt remissão de dívida (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · es libramiento (event of setting free) · is útgáfur (product made recently available) · de Freisetzung (that which is released or let go) · ru нови́нка (product made recently available) · hu nyitó (a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required) · it versione (software: distribution of a computer software product) · bg освобожде́ние (event of setting free) · uk визво́лення (event of setting free) · bg рели́йз (software: distribution of a computer software product) · cs vydání (software: distribution of a computer software product) · de Entlassen (event of setting free) · ro lansare (product made recently available) · tr serbest bırakma (event of setting free) · fi vapautus (event of setting free) · fi julkaisu (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hu felmentvény (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · is útgáfur (software: distribution of a computer software product) · fi vapautus (that which is released or let go) · eo versio (software: distribution of a computer software product) · ga ligean (event of setting free) · de Veröffentlichung (product made recently available) · ko 릴리스 (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hi विमोचन (product made recently available) · pt libertar (event of setting free) · sq lirim (liberation from pain or suffering) · sv frisläppande (event of setting free) · pl uwolnienie (that which is released or let go) · pl wersja (software: distribution of a computer software product) · ru освобожде́ние (event of setting free) · sq lëshoj (event of setting free) · ru рели́з (software: distribution of a computer software product) · es descargado (that which is released or let go) · cmn 發行 /发行 (software: distribution of a computer software product) · el έκδοση (software: distribution of a computer software product) · es liberación (biochemistry) · ro remiterea de datorie (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · ga scaoil amach (event of setting free) · pl wyzwolenie (that which is released or let go) · el απελευθέρωση (that which is released or let go) · hu kioldó (a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required) · pl wydanie (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hu megjelentetés (software: distribution of a computer software product) · bg пу́скане (product made recently available) · cmn 鬆開 /松开 (event of setting free) · ko 발표 (software: distribution of a computer software product) · da frislippende (event of setting free) · fr relâche (event of setting free) · da version (software: distribution of a computer software product) · te విడుదల (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hu elengedés (event of setting free) · be вы́пуск (software: distribution of a computer software product) · hu frissen forgalomba hozott termék (product made recently available) · de Schulderlass (law: giving up of a claim; debt release) · es soltado (that which is released or let go) · ca versió (software: distribution of a computer software product) · gl solta (event of setting free) · es lanzamiento (product made recently available) · hu enyhülés (liberation from pain or suffering) · ca alliberament (event of setting free) · is útgáfa (product made recently available)

release en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹiˈliːs/
• /ɹəˈliːs/
• (General-American) audio
• /ɹɪˈliːs/

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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō 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).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To let go of; to cease to hold or contain.
   • He released his grasp on the lever.
2. (transitive) To make available to the public.
   • They released the new product later than intended.
3. (transitive) To free or liberate; to set free.
   • He was released after two years in prison.
4. (transitive) To discharge.
   • The blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata has tetrodotoxin, the deadly toxin it also releases in a bite, in their ink but the concentrations and effect in inking are not known. 2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023:
   • They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.
5. (transitive) (of a call) To hang up.
   • If you continue to use abusive language, I will need to release the call.
6. (transitive) 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.
7. (transitive) To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
   • punishments inflicted and released [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
8. (transitive) To set up; to provide with a goalscoring opportunity.
   • 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. 2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2012:
9. To set free a chemical substance.
10. (intransitive) To launch; to come out; to become available.
    • the new model will release on ...
    • when the game releases

Forms

Antonyms

hold

Deriveds

releasing hormone · corticotropin-releasing hormone · thyrotropin-releasing hormone · gonadotropin-releasing hormone · -relin · misrelease · unrelease · releasable · release the kraken · releasement · photorelease · release the handbrake · rerelease · corelease · releaser · catch and release · releasee

Translations (225)

nrf r'lâchi (to let go of) · fi julkistaa (to make available to the public) · es emanar (to discharge) · ru освободи́ть (to let go of) · da offentliggøre (to make available to the public) · lt atleisti (to let go of) · ko 풀어 주다 (to let go of) · es librar (to make available to the public) · ru отпуска́ть (to let go of) · hu közzétesz (to make available to the public) · be выпуска́ць (to make available to the public) · es librar (to let go of) · hu ereszt (to let go of) · uk ви́пустити (to make available to the public) · bg освобожда́вам (to free or liberate) · ja 解放する (to let go of) · es libertar (to free or liberate) · uk звільни́ти (to free or liberate) · es despilchar (to discharge) · es liberar (to let go of) · sv lössläppa (to let go of) · pt liberar (to discharge) · ar حَرَّرَ (to free or liberate) · vi giải phóng (to free or liberate) · ja 発売する (to make available to the public) · hu kienged (to discharge) · yi באַפֿרײַען (to free or liberate) · ca publicar (to make available to the public) · lt paleisti (to free or liberate) · de befreien (to free or liberate) · hu szabadon enged (to free or liberate) · es soltar (to make available to the public) · de loslassen (to let go of) · tr neşretmek (to make available to the public) · uk відпуска́ти (to let go of) · eo liberigi (to free or liberate) · sq liro (to discharge) · oc liberar (to free or liberate) · es despedir (to discharge) · tr salıvermek (to let go of) · de freilassen (to free or liberate) · tr yayınlamak (to make available to the public) · bg публикувам (to make available to the public) · alt божодор (to free or liberate) · ru освобожда́ть (to free or liberate) · fr quittancer (to discharge) · nb slippe ut (to discharge) · tr tahliye etmek (to let go of) · es liberar (to free or liberate) · es emitir (to discharge) · da befri (to free or liberate) · be вы́зваліць (to free or liberate) · de freisetzen (to discharge) · es despichar (to discharge) · cs uvolnit (to let go of) · be адпуска́ць (to let go of) · de freisetzen (to free or liberate) · fi irrottaa (to let go of) · ru отпусти́ть (to free or liberate) · dsb pušćaś (to let go of) · fi päästää (to discharge) · hy բաց թողնել (to discharge) · swb ujeledza (to free or liberate) · pt liberar (to free or liberate) · ko 놓아 주다 (to let go of) · ar أَطْلَقَ (to free or liberate) · sa मुञ्चति (to free or liberate) · pl uwolnić (to free or liberate) · it liberare (to let go of) · ga scaoil de (to let go of) · he הוציא לאור (to make available to the public) · be адпусці́ць (to free or liberate) · af verlos (to free or liberate) · hu kienged (to free or liberate) · ga scaoil (to discharge) · te అనుమతి (to let go of) · he שחרר (to let go of) · sv ge ut (to make available to the public) · nb gi ut (to make available to the public) · gl ceibar (to let go of) · hu elenged (to free or liberate) · da slippe (to let go of) · cmn 釋放 /释放 (to free or liberate) · hy հրապարակել (to make available to the public) · es lanzar (to make available to the public) · pt lançar (to make available to the public) · hy թողարկել (to make available to the public) · ckb بەردان (to let go of) · fr libérer (to free or liberate) · vi xả (to discharge) · es desprender (to discharge) · pt liberar (to let go of) · it rilasciare (to free or liberate) · hu nyilvánosságra hoz (to make available to the public) · hu kihoz (to make available to the public) · tr serbest bırakmak (to free or liberate) · fr libérer (to let go of) · alt божодор (to let go of) · ga scaoil amach (to let go of) · be вы́пусціць (to make available to the public) · hu megjelentet (to make available to the public) · ja 放す (to let go of) · tr dışarı vermek (to discharge) · uk випуска́ти (to make available to the public) · es estrenar (to make available to the public) · grc λύω (to free or liberate) · nl loslaten (to let go of) · txb tärk- (to let go of) · ko 석방하다 (to let go of) · ru освободи́ть (to free or liberate) · es liberar (to set free a chemical substance) · gd leig mu sgaoil (to free or liberate) · be вызваля́ць (to free or liberate) · nb slippe (to make available to the public) · sq ç'liro (to free or liberate) · he שחרר (to discharge) · hy ազատել (to free or liberate) · es publicar (to make available to the public) · bg освобождавам (to let go of) · nb slippe ut (to free or liberate) · hu ereszt (to discharge) · bg освободя́ (to free or liberate) · ota صالمق (to let go of) · ko 풀어 주다 (to free or liberate) · nb frigi (to free or liberate) · vi phát hành (to make available to the public) · it distribuire (to make available to the public) · cy gollwng (to let go of) · ru выпуска́ть (to make available to the public) · sv släppa (to make available to the public) · ja リリースする (to make available to the public) · hu kibocsát (to make available to the public) · ca llançar (to make available to the public) · sq lëshoj (to let go of) · hu elereszt (to let go of) · ru выпуска́ть (to let go of) · ga scaoil (to let go of) · uk відпусти́ти (to let go of) · ru освобожда́ть (to let go of) · bg пу́скам (to make available to the public) · hy արձակել (to free or liberate) · de veröffentlichen (to make available to the public) · gd sgaoil (to let go of) · mi tuku (to let go of) · ca amollar (to discharge) · bg пускам (to let go of) · be адпуска́ць (to free or liberate) · gl liberar (to let go of) · izh päästää (to free or liberate) · sq shlo (gheg) (to let go of) · nl uitbrengen (to make available to the public) · da løslade (to free or liberate) · tr hürriyetine kavuşturmak (to free or liberate) · sv släppa (to let go of) · tr yayımlamak (to make available to the public) · hi प्रमोचन (to make available to the public) · be адпусці́ць (to let go of) · ca alliberar (to let go of) · vi thả (to free or liberate) · af publiseer (to make available to the public) · hy արձակել (to discharge) · gl soltar (to let go of) · ar سَرَّحَ (to free or liberate) · pt soltar (to let go of) · fi vapauttaa (to free or liberate) · ca estrenar (to make available to the public) · bg пу́сна (to make available to the public) · izh päästää (to let go of) · vi thả (to let go of) · ar أَطْلَقَ سَرَاح (to free or liberate) · tr bırakmak (to let go of) · hi छोड़ना (to let go of) · ru отпусти́ть (to let go of) · pt publicar (to make available to the public) · he הוציא לשוק (to make available to the public) · mi maheno (to let go of) · cy rhyddhau (to free or liberate) · cmn 放出 (to let go of) · ru отпуска́ть (to free or liberate) · hi मुक्ति (to free or liberate) · yi אַרויסגעבן (to make available to the public) · mi whakatangatanga (to let go of) · ar حَرَّرَ (to let go of) · uk звільня́ти (to free or liberate) · te విడుదల (to discharge) · hu kiad (to make available to the public) · fr lâcher (to let go of) · ja 釈放する (to free or liberate) · hu forgalomba hoz (to make available to the public) · ru вы́пустить (to make available to the public) · oc liberar (to let go of) · ru вы́пустить (to let go of) · uk відпусти́ти (to free or liberate) · yi באַפֿרײַען (to let go of) · da frigive (to free or liberate) · gd leig mu sgaoil (to let go of) · gd sgaoil (to free or liberate) · it scaricare (to discharge) · hu kibocsát (to discharge) · ga scaoil amach (to free or liberate) · ht lage (to free or liberate) · sa मुञ्चति (to let go of) · lt išleisti (to make available to the public) · uk відпуска́ти (to free or liberate) · hu szabadon bocsát (to free or liberate) · ca alliberar (to free or liberate) · nb slippe (to let go of) · pl uwalniać (to free or liberate) · fr sortir (to make available to the public) · sv frige (to free or liberate) · is sleppa (to let go of) · hu enged (to discharge) · ko 해방하다 (to let go of) · nl vrijlaten (to free or liberate) · hy արձակել (to let go of) · ota براقمق (to let go of) · es soltar (to let go of) · ko 석방하다 (to free or liberate) · pt soltar (to free or liberate) · fa رها کردن (to let go of) · chr ᏚᏲᏍᎦ (to let go of) · af los (to let go of) · ko 발매하다 (to make available to the public) · cmn 解放 (to let go of) · hu elenged (to let go of)

release en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɹiːˈliːs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English lease English release From re- + lease.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

Forms

Translations (1)

it rilasciare (to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back)