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- Dictionaryre·lease/rəˈlēs/
verb
- 1. allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free: "an official confirmed the prisoners would be released" Similar Opposite
- 2. allow (something) to move, act, or flow freely: "she released his arm and pushed him aside"
noun
- 1. the action or process of releasing or being released: "a campaign by the prisoner's mother resulted in his release" Similar
- 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" Similar
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1. : to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude. release hostages. release pent-up emotions. release the brakes. also : to let go : dismiss. released from her job. 2. : to relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses. was released from her promise. 3. : to give up in favor of another : relinquish.
to allow a substance to flow out from somewhere: Coal power stations release sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere. Hormones are released from glands into the bloodstream. to express a feeling that you have been trying not to show: He punched the pillow in an effort to release his anger. Fewer examples.
to give freedom or free movement to someone or something: He was released from prison after serving two years of a five-year sentence. She was arrested for shoplifting but was released on bail (= after paying a sum of money to the court). figurativeThe surgery released him from years of pain.
noun. a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc. Synonyms: emancipation, deliverance, liberation. liberation from anything that restrains or fastens. some device or agency for effecting such liberation. a grant of permission, as to publish, use, or sell something.
If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go. He was released from custody the next day. American English : release / rɪˈlis /
Definition of release verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To release something or someone is to set it free, like a caged animal or a prisoner. “I shall be released” is a famous refrain from a 1967 Bob Dylan song that has come to symbolize political freedom around the world.