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to re-release

to re-release

3.7
To put a film or album out again with extra material
  • verb
  • /ˌriːrɪˈliːs/
  • UK
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  • The studio decided to re-release the classic film in theaters for its 20th anniversary.

They were scared because Taylor said she's going to re release the albums.

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Examples

  • They were scared because Taylor said she's going to re release the albums.

    FLAGRANT

  • And, and my book insatiable lives on the topic was re released as an audio book last year.

    Chris Williamson

  • Did you know that it's being re released on Netflix in the same way Friends was just re released on Netflix?

  • And so Intel struck that line from its PDF and re released a revised version.

    Gamers Nexus

  • Maybe Ulta just got different ones when these were repackaged re released and I never checked.

  • Well since they redid the Sonic and re released the trailer, we re issued guesses.

    H3 Podcast

  • Taylor Swift announced she will re-release her popular albums with additional tracks.

  • The game was so successful that they chose to re-release it with improved graphics.

Synonyms

to republish
vsto re-release
11 4.2

Make a book or article available to the public again after change

is used when the item is updated before being made available again
reissue
vsto re-release
8 4.0

A book or music album released again, usually without changes

is used when the product is changed or improved before being offered again
to rebroadcast
vsto re-release
4 4.0

To show on television or radio again after its first showing

is used for new or updated versions rather than only repeated airings
to rerun
vsto re-release
3 2.3

Show a TV program, film, or play again after its first showing

is used when a version is updated rather than simply repeated

Antonyms

to withhold
210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

to suppress
176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

How Updated

to remaster
5 5.1
to rework
30 4.0
to re-release
  • UK
3.7
to repackage
14 3.9
to reissue
12 4.4

Surface Forms

re-release infinitive
re-released past
re-released past participle
re-releasing present participle
re-releases third person singular

Morphology

re-release = release (transparent) = re + release

The verb is a regular and fully compositional case of 're-' meaning 'again' added to 'release'.

Etymology

The verb re-release combines re- 'again' and release 'to make public'. To re-release something is to release it again, often with updates or extra material.