to release
- 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
To stop holding something or someone so they are free
To stop fighting and give control or things to someone else, often when forced
To hand a job or control you have to someone else
To stop holding something so it is not in your hand
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
To give up control, a right, or something you own
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
To officially give control, ownership or rights to someone else
Give up a right or title to something
To give something to another person or group against your will
Give up rights or property by agreeing to it in writing
To give back property or supplies taken by the government
To remove an item from a museum collection to sell or throw it away
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Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion
How Complete
- Formal
- Formal
- Formal
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.