I.
noun
1 freeing sb from prison, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ immediate
▪
There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional ~.
▪ imminent
▪ early
▪ unconditional
▪ supervised ( AmE )
▪
On completing his prison sentence Smith will serve three years of supervised ~.
VERB + RELEASE
▪ demand
▪
The outraged public demanded her ~.
▪ grant sb
▪
He was granted early ~.
▪ secure
▪
A public outcry secured her ~ from detention.
▪ negotiate
▪
He negotiated the ~ of American prisoners of war.
RELEASE + NOUN
▪ date
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
his ~ from hospital
PHRASES
▪ ~ sb on bail , ~ sb on parole
2 freeing sb from an emotion, a pain, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ welcome
▪
She saw death as a welcome ~ from pain.
▪ emotional , sexual
VERB + RELEASE
▪ give (sb)
▪
Crying gave some emotional ~.
▪ need
▪
Sometimes we just need some ~ from the pressure.
RELEASE + NOUN
▪ valve ( figurative )
▪
Laughter is an important ~ valve for feelings of frustration.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
PHRASES
▪ a feeling of ~ , a sense of ~
▪ a ~ of tension
▪
All societies have social mechanisms for the ~ of tension.
3 book, film/movie, music, piece of news, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ latest , new , recent
▪ forthcoming , future , upcoming ( esp. AmE )
▪
a publicity tour for the upcoming ~ of her autobiography
▪ previous , subsequent
▪ commercial
▪ official
▪ cinema ( BrE ), theatrical ( AmE )
▪
The film never got a theatrical ~ but went straight to video.
▪ news , press
▪ album , book , film ( esp. BrE ), movie ( esp. AmE ), record
▪ CD , DVD , video
VERB + RELEASE
▪ authorize
▪
The judge authorized the ~ of the information.
▪ demand
▪
The senator demanded the immediate ~ of the full report.
▪ announce
▪
He has announced the ~ of his new album.
▪ anticipate , await
▪
I am anxiously awaiting the ~ of the next volume.
▪ block , delay , prevent
▪
The controversy threatens to delay the movie's ~.
RELEASE + VERB
▪ be out , come out
▪
The new CD ~s will be out on Friday.
RELEASE + NOUN
▪ date , schedule
▪
Under the current ~ schedule, the series will be available on DVD early next year.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
I've been eagerly awaiting this film's ~ on DVD.
PHRASES
▪ in general ~ ( AmE ), on general ~ ( BrE )
▪
The movie is already in/on general ~.
▪
The film will go on general ~ in November.
II.
verb
1 allow sb to be free
ADVERB
▪ quickly
▪ immediately
▪ eventually , finally
▪ conditionally , unconditionally
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
She was ~d from prison last week.
PHRASES
▪ newly ~d , recently ~d
▪ ~ sb on bail , ~ sb on parole , ~ sb on licence ( BrE , law ), ~ sb on probation , ~ sb on their own recognizance ( AmE , law )
▪
He was ~d on his own recognizance and could face up to four years in jail.
▪ ~ sb unharmed
▪
The hostages were ~d unharmed.
2 let sth go or escape
ADVERB
▪ accidentally
▪
The factory had accidentally ~d a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.
▪ slowly
▪
The compound slowly ~s iron into the bloodstream.
▪ quickly , suddenly
▪
The dam suddenly ~d millions of gallons of water.
▪
She laughed, the tension inside her suddenly ~d.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
the gases that are ~d from spray cans
▪ into
▪
How much radiation was ~d into the air?
3 make sth available
ADVERB
▪ officially
▪
Figures to be officially ~d this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising.
▪ commercially , publicly
▪ theatrically ( esp. AmE )
▪
The film was never ~d theatrically in the US.
▪ recently
▪ shortly , soon
▪
The new version is expected to be ~d shortly.
VERB + RELEASE
▪ refuse to
▪
Police have refused to ~ the name of the dead man.
▪ be expected to
▪
The committee is expected to ~ its findings this summer.
▪ plan to
▪
He's planning to ~ a solo album.
PREPOSITION
▪ in , on
▪
The book has not yet been ~d in paperback.
▪
The album has not been ~d on CD.
▪ to
▪
Details of the attack have not yet been ~d to the public.
PHRASES
▪ newly ~d , recently ~d
▪
newly ~d recordings
▪ originally ~d , previously ~d
▪
The album was originally ~d in 1974.
Release is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ gland , ↑ picture
Release is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aggression , ↑ album , ↑ anger , ↑ arrow , ↑ asset , ↑ balloon , ↑ bomb , ↑ brake , ↑ breath , ↑ bulletin , ↑ button , ↑ capital , ↑ captive , ↑ carbon dioxide , ↑ catch , ↑ CD , ↑ chemical , ↑ cloud , ↑ clutch , ↑ collection , ↑ defendant , ↑ disc , ↑ document , ↑ draft , ↑ DVD , ↑ edition , ↑ egg , ↑ emotion , ↑ energy , ↑ feeling , ↑ figure , ↑ film , ↑ finding , ↑ flavour , ↑ flood , ↑ fund , ↑ game , ↑ gas , ↑ grip , ↑ guideline , ↑ hold , ↑ hormone , ↑ hostage , ↑ information , ↑ inmate , ↑ key , ↑ lever , ↑ list , ↑ memo , ↑ model , ↑ movie , ↑ music , ↑ news , ↑ oxygen , ↑ paper , ↑ patch , ↑ pedal , ↑ photograph , ↑ poll , ↑ pollutant , ↑ prisoner , ↑ radioactivity , ↑ recommendation , ↑ record , ↑ recording , ↑ report , ↑ result , ↑ scent , ↑ series , ↑ sigh , ↑ single , ↑ statement , ↑ statistics , ↑ suspect , ↑ tape , ↑ tension , ↑ title , ↑ torrent , ↑ track , ↑ transcript , ↑ update , ↑ version , ↑ video , ↑ videotape