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Learn to pronounce re·lease

/rəˈlēs/
verb
  1. allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.
    "an official confirmed the prisoners would be released"
    synonyms: free, set free, let go, allow to leave, set/let/turn loose, let out, liberate, set at liberty, deliver, rescue, ransom, emancipate, manumit, untie, undo, loose, unhand, unloose, unbind, unchain, unleash, unfetter, unclasp, unshackle, unmanacle, extricate, unhitch, unbridle, detach, unclick, disentangle
  2. allow (something) to move, act, or flow freely.
    "she released his arm and pushed him aside"
  3. allow (information) to be generally available.
    "no details about the contents of the talks were released"
    synonyms: make public, make known, issue, break, announce, declare, report, post, reveal, divulge, disclose, publish, publicize, print, broadcast, air, transmit, put out, circulate, communicate, impart, disseminate, distribute, spread, propagate, purvey
  4. remit or discharge (a debt).
    "the amounts which later become due are consequent on the debt that is being released"
    synonyms: let off, excuse, exempt, discharge, deliver, clear, exculpate, absolve, acquit, exonerate

noun
  1. the action or process of releasing or being released.
    "a campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release"
    synonyms: freeing, liberation, deliverance, ransom, emancipation, freedom, liberty, manumission
  2. the action of making a movie, recording, or other product available for general viewing or purchase.
    "the film was withheld for two years before its release"
  3. the action of releasing property, money, or a right to another.

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