release

Definition

The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).

Etymology

From Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relaisser (variant of relascher).

Example Sentences

• "Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads."
• "The video store advertised that it had all the latest releases."
• "They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies."