Release

//ɹəˈliːs//

Synonyms for "release" (569 found)

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Closest matches (114)

acquittance discharge disengage dismissal free handout liberate liberation passing publish abandonment abjuration absolution absolve accord account acknowledgment acquaintance acquit acquittal

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Noun(9 words)

acme acquittance alleviation big o button climax comfort consolation departure

Verb(1 words)

bring out

Strong matches (171)

disabuse disband disbandment disbar disclose disculpation disembarrass disembroil disemploy disentangle disintegrate disintegration disinvolve dislodge dismiss disorganization disorganize dispatch dispensation dispense

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dispense from dispense with dispersal disperse dispersion displace displume disposal disposition disseminate dissolution dissolve distribute doff doom dope drop drum out dumping dying ebb of life emancipate emancipation embassy emergence emit emotional release end end of life ending enfranchise enlightenment escape escapism eternal rest evasion evidence except exception exculpate exculpation excuse exempt exempt from exemption exit exonerate exoneration expel expiration express extinction extinguishment extract extremity extricate extrication facts factual information familiarization final summons finger of death finish fire flight forgive forgiveness forgoing forswearing franchise free from freedom freeing furlough gen general information get out getaway getting rid of give give absolution give dispensation from give leave give off give out give permission give release give respite give the ax give the gate give the go-ahead give the word giving up go ahead go bail for go separate ways going going off goods grant grant amnesty to grant bail to grant immunity grant remission grave green light guidebook hand of death hand out hang up hard information immunity imprison incidental information info information instruction intelligence intermission intermit issuance issue jailbreak jaws of death justify kick kick upstairs knell know knowledge last debt last muster last rest

Noun(11 words)

discharge dismissal dismission ease exit expiration firing freeing going handout happy ending

Verb(7 words)

discharge eject exhaust expel free give up issue

Related words (284)

last roundup last sleep launch lay off leak leakage leave leave go leaving life legislative immunity let let go let go free let go of let loose let loose of let off let out letter letting go

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liberty license lifesaving light loose loosen loosing loss of life make available make possible make redundant making an end manumission manumit mention message muster out nonpros notice notification ok okay open outlet pardon parole part part company parting pass out passing away passing over patent pension off perishing permission permission to enter permit pneumatogram present presentation press release prisonbreak privilege promotional material proof publication publicity purgation purge purge away purging put on parole put out quash the charge quietus quittance ransom read out of recantation receipt receipt in full record recover recovery redeem redemption relax releasing relieve relinquish relinquishment remise remission remit removal remove renunciation replace report reprieve rescue rescuing resign resignation respite rest retire retraction retrieval retrieve reward rid riddance sack sacrifice salvage salvation save save the necessity saving say the word scatter scoop secrete secretion send sentence of death separate separate forcibly separation set at large set free setting-free shades of death shadow of death shed shrive sidelight sign slack sleep somatic death spare special permission spill split up split-up spring statement story strip summons of death superannuate surcease surplus surrender suspend suspension swearing off take off tear loose telegram tell the dope the goods the know the scoop throw off ticket ticket of admission transmission trip turn turn off turn out unbar unbind unbinding unblock unbolt unbolting unbridling unbuckle unbuckling unbutton uncaging unchain unchaining unclasp unclutch undo unfasten unfetter unfettering unfrock ungagging unglue unhand unhanding unharnessing unhobbling unknot unlace unlashing unlatch unlatching unleash unleashing unlock unlocking unloose unloosen unloosing unmanacling unmuzzling unpenning unravel unshackle unshackling unsnarl unstick unstrap unstrapping untangle untethering untie untrussing untying unveil unyoking vent verdict of acquittal vindicate vindication voucher vouchsafe vouchsafement waiver warrant weigh anchor white book white paper whitewash withdraw the charge word yield yielding

Verb(15 words)

let go let go of liberate loose publish put out relinquish resign secrete spring turn unblock unfreeze unloose unloosen

Noun(21 words)

liberation liss loss orgasm outlet passing pleasure press release quietus relief respite sack sacking safety valve satisfaction solace spill spillage tone ending vent

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waiver

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

59 entries

accomplishment achievement act action activity air alter announcement bare bring forth change channel channelise channelize conclusion death

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Antonyms

1 entries

hold

Synonyms

15 entries

acquittance discharge disengage dismissal free handout let go of liberate liberation passing publish secrete spill turn unblock

derived

58 entries

autorelease bakery release paper balloon release cable release canary release catch and release compression release controlled-release corelease corticotropin-releasing hormone cyclorelease cytokine release syndrome day release debt release design release engineer dot release

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derived from

1 entries

lease

has context

10 entries

biochemistry historical legal music phonetics railways soccer software sound synthesis telephone

is a

7 entries

activity device free merchandise natural process relinquishment termination

manner of

1 entries

pass

related to

25 entries

block system catch claim contain device discharge distribution free give up hang up hold intermediate lease liberate liberation motor

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Translations

355 translations across 56 languages.

Afrikaans

3 entries

los verb (to let go of)
publiseer verb (to make available to the public)
verlos verb (to free or liberate)

Albanian

4 entries

la noun (event of setting free)
letim (gheg) noun (liberation from pain or suffering)
lirim noun (liberation from pain or suffering)
liruar noun (that which is released or let go)

Ancient Greek

3 entries

λύσις noun (event of setting free)
ἄφεσις noun (event of setting free)
λύω verb (to free or liberate)

Arabic

4 entries

أَطْلَقَ verb (to free or liberate)
أَطْلَقَ سَرَاح verb (to free or liberate)
حَرَّرَ verb (to let go of)
حَرَّرَ verb (to free or liberate)

Armenian

4 entries

ազատել verb (to free or liberate)
արձակել verb (to let go of)
արձակել verb (to free or liberate)
արձակել verb (to discharge)

Belarusian

4 entries

вы́пуск noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
вызвале́нне noun (event of setting free)
рэлі́з noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
адпуска́ць verb (to let go of)

Breton

1 entries

handelv noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Bulgarian

4 entries

облекчение noun (liberation from pain or suffering)
освобожде́ние noun (event of setting free)
отцепване noun (a device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required)
освободя́ verb (to free or liberate)

Catalan

4 entries

alliberament noun (event of setting free)
alliberat noun (that which is released or let go)
estrena noun (product made recently available)
versió noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

بەربوون noun (that which is released or let go)
بەردان verb (to let go of)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᏚᏲᏍᎦ verb (to let go of)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

放開 /放开 noun (event of setting free)
發布 /发布 noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
發行 /发行 noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
釋放 /释放 noun (event of setting free)

Czech

2 entries

vydání noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
uvolnit verb (to let go of)

Danish

4 entries

frislippende noun (event of setting free)
udgave noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
udgave noun (product made recently available)
version noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Dutch

4 entries

kwijtschelding noun (law: giving up of a claim; debt release)
loslaten verb (to let go of)
uitbrengen verb (to make available to the public)
vrijlaten verb (to free or liberate)

Esperanto

3 entries

eldono noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
versio noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
liberigi verb (to free or liberate)

Finnish

4 entries

julkaiseminen noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
julkaisu noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
uutuus noun (product made recently available)
vapauttaminen noun (event of setting free)

French

4 entries

libération noun (biochemistry)
lâcher noun (event of setting free)
parution noun (product made recently available)
relâche noun (event of setting free)

Galician

4 entries

liberar noun (event of setting free)
solta noun (event of setting free)
ceibar verb (to let go of)
liberar verb (to let go of)

German

4 entries

Entlassen noun (event of setting free)
Freisetzung noun (that which is released or let go)
Schulderlass noun (law: giving up of a claim; debt release)
Version noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Greek

3 entries

έκδοση noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
απελευθέρωση noun (that which is released or let go)
ελευθέρωση noun (that which is released or let go)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

lage verb (to free or liberate)

Hebrew

4 entries

גרסה noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
כּוֹתָר noun (product made recently available)
הוציא לאור verb (to make available to the public)
הוציא לשוק verb (to make available to the public)

Hindi

4 entries

मुक्ति noun (event of setting free)
विमोचन noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
विमोचन noun (product made recently available)
छोड़ना verb (to let go of)

Hungarian

4 entries

elengedés noun (event of setting free)
eleresztés noun (event of setting free)
enyhülés noun (liberation from pain or suffering)
felmentvény noun (law: giving up of a claim; debt release)

Icelandic

4 entries

láta lausan noun (event of setting free)
útgáfa noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
útgáfa noun (product made recently available)
útgáfur noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Ingrian

2 entries

päästää verb (to let go of)
päästää verb (to free or liberate)

Irish

4 entries

ligean noun (event of setting free)
scaoil amach noun (event of setting free)
scaoil verb (to let go of)
scaoil verb (to discharge)

Italian

4 entries

liberazione noun (biochemistry)
remissione di debito noun (law: giving up of a claim; debt release)
versione noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
distribuire verb (to make available to the public)

Japanese

4 entries

リリース noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
釈放 noun (event of setting free)
リリースする verb (to make available to the public)
放す verb (to let go of)

Korean

4 entries

릴리스 noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
발표 noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
석방 noun (event of setting free)
놓아 주다 verb (to let go of)

Lithuanian

3 entries

atleisti verb (to let go of)
išleisti verb (to make available to the public)
paleisti verb (to free or liberate)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

pušćaś verb (to let go of)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

ujeledza verb (to free or liberate)

Māori

3 entries

maheno verb (to let go of)
tuku verb (to let go of)
whakatangatanga verb (to let go of)

Norman

1 entries

r'lâchi verb (to let go of)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

frigi verb (to free or liberate)
gi ut verb (to make available to the public)
slippe verb (to let go of)
slippe verb (to make available to the public)

Occitan

2 entries

liberar verb (to let go of)
liberar verb (to free or liberate)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

براقمق verb (to let go of)
صالمق verb (to let go of)

Persian

2 entries

رهاسازی noun (event of setting free)
رها کردن verb (to let go of)

Polish

4 entries

nowość noun (product made recently available)
uwolnienie noun (that which is released or let go)
wersja noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
wydanie noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Portuguese

4 entries

lançamento noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
lançamento noun (product made recently available)
liberar noun (event of setting free)
liberação noun (biochemistry)

Romanian

3 entries

eliberare noun (event of setting free)
lansare noun (product made recently available)
remiterea de datorie noun (law: giving up of a claim; debt release)

Russian

4 entries

ве́рсия noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
вы́пуск noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
нови́нка noun (product made recently available)
освобожде́ние noun (event of setting free)

Sanskrit

2 entries

मुञ्चति verb (to let go of)
मुञ्चति verb (to free or liberate)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

leig mu sgaoil verb (to let go of)
leig mu sgaoil verb (to free or liberate)
sgaoil verb (to let go of)
sgaoil verb (to free or liberate)

Southern Altai

2 entries

божодор verb (to let go of)
божодор verb (to free or liberate)

Spanish

4 entries

descargado noun (that which is released or let go)
emisión noun (biochemistry)
lanzamiento noun (product made recently available)
liberación noun (event of setting free)

Swedish

4 entries

frigöring noun (event of setting free)
frisläppande noun (event of setting free)
utgåva noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
utgåvor noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Telugu

4 entries

విడుదల noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
విడుదలైన noun (that which is released or let go)
అనుమతి verb (to let go of)
విడుదల verb (to discharge)

Tocharian B

1 entries

tärk verb (to let go of)

Turkish

4 entries

serbest bırakma noun (event of setting free)
bırakmak verb (to let go of)
dışarı vermek verb (to discharge)
hürriyetine kavuşturmak verb (to free or liberate)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ви́пуск noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
визво́лення noun (event of setting free)
зві́льнення noun (event of setting free)
релі́з noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)

Vietnamese

4 entries

phiên bản noun (software: distribution of a computer software product)
giải phóng verb (to free or liberate)
phát hành verb (to make available to the public)
thả verb (to let go of)

Welsh

2 entries

gollwng verb (to let go of)
rhyddhau verb (to free or liberate)

Yiddish

3 entries

אַרויסגעבן verb (to make available to the public)
באַפֿרײַען verb (to let go of)
באַפֿרײַען verb (to free or liberate)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.

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Cleanse me! Release me! Set me free!

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Since the release of the PlayStation 2, game store shelves have blossomed with a variety of new titles.

Source: tatoeba (34101)

John Tel is expected to delay the release of its chip set until August.

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