to release
5
2.6
- verb
- /rɪˈliːs/
- Formal
- Thus, all students once enrolled are required to sign forms releasing ownership and control.
- release responsibility
Examples
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My old mail, my old legal paperwork, I can release that to my aunt.
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Breathe and release your doubt and feel the pulse of the trees.
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You have to release whatever fear has taken hold of you.
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So the first mindset is to release the need to control.
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I hereby release you from your contract.
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My father is dead, and I release you from that vow.
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And personally, for me to release all of my treasured items to a place like this.
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And if you relive them in a conscious way, you can release yourself from them.
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But you've got to learn to release your anger.
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The author decided to release the rights to her book so that it could be turned into a movie.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
To stop holding something or someone so they are free
∞
2.3
To hand a job or control you have to someone else
452
4.4
To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced
391
1.9
To stop holding something so it is not in your hand
153
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
70
6.3
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
62
7.2
To give up control, a right, or something you own
35
8.2
To officially give control, ownership or rights to someone else
21
5.5
To give something to another person or group against your will
18
4.8
Give up rights or property by agreeing to it in writing
6
3.7
Give up a right or title to something
To give back property or supplies taken by the government
To remove an item from a museum collection to sell or throw it away
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
2
3.6
Through an official announcement a company sends to the news media
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion
How Complete
607
3.1
- Formal
62
7.2
- Formal
5
2.6
∞
2.3
- Formal
107
6.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Release comes from the parts re- 'back' and the French verb laisser 'to let'. You can think of it as 'letting go' of a claim, so to release a right is to give it up.