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Definitions
Verb
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simple past tense and past participle of release

"The music video was released on Friday morning."

In plain English: To release something means to let it go free so it can move or act on its own.

"The prison released him after serving his sentence."

Example Sentences
"The prison released him after serving his sentence." verb
"The movie was released in theaters last night." verb
"He finally released the information he had been keeping secret for years." verb
"Make sure to release the mouse button after clicking the icon." verb
See Also
unreleased first party flatulence photoreleased hot provisional out prereleased
Related Terms

Origin

Derived from Old French relascer, it originally meant to fasten again or tie up securely. The modern sense of setting free evolved later via the Latin root re- (again) and ligare (to bind).

Rhyming Words
sed used rised tased assed hosed cased fused arsed lysed bused wised based nosed posed eased losed mused dosed lapsed
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