n. 25B6; verb
all prisoners were released : (SET) FREE, let go/out, allow to leave, liberate, set at liberty.
Burke released the animal : UNTIE, undo, loose, let go, unleash, unfetter.
this released staff for other duties : MAKE AVAILABLE, free (up), put at someone's disposal, supply, furnish, provide.
she released Stephen from his promise : EXCUSE, exempt, discharge, deliver, absolve; informal let off.
police released the news yesterday : MAKE PUBLIC, make known, issue, break, announce, declare, report, reveal, divulge, disclose, publish, broadcast, circulate, communicate, disseminate.
the film has been released on video : LAUNCH, put on the market, put on sale, bring out, make available.
imprison, tie up.
25B6; noun
the release of political prisoners : FREEING, liberation, deliverance; freedom, liberty.
the release of the news : ISSUING, announcement, declaration, reporting, revealing, divulging, disclosure, publication, communication, dissemination.
a press release : ANNOUNCEMENT, bulletin, newsflash, dispatch, proclamation.
the group's last release : CD, album, single, record; video, film; book.