release

/rɪˈliːs/ verb [T]

Definition

PRISONER › to allow a prisoner to be free: Six hostages were released shortly before midday.

STOP HOLDING › to stop holding someone or something: Release the handle.

INFORMATION › to let the public have news or information about something: Police have not released the dead woman's name.

RECORD/FILM › to make a record or film available for people to buy or see: The album is due to be released in time for Christmas.

SUBSTANCE › to let a substance flow out from somewhere: Dangerous chemicals were accidentally released into the river.

(Definition of release verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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