| noun | merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film) “a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra” |
| noun | the act of liberating someone or something |
| noun | a process that liberates or discharges something “there was a sudden release of oxygen” |
| noun | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation |
| noun | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| noun | euphemistic expressions for death “thousands mourned his passing” |
| noun | a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation |
| noun | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism |
| noun | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion “she had no other outlet for her feelings” |
| noun | the act of allowing a fluid to escape |
| noun | a formal written statement of relinquishment |
| noun | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone |
| verb | release, as from one's grip “Let go of the door handle, please!” |
| verb | grant freedom to; free from confinement |
| verb | let (something) fall or spill from a container “turn the flour onto a plate” |
| verb | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale “publish a magazine or newspaper” |
| verb | eliminate (a substance) “combustion products are exhausted in the engine” |
| verb | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids “secrete digestive juices” |
| verb | make (information) available for publication “release the list with the names of the prisoners” |
| verb | part with a possession or right “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest” |
| verb | release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition |
| verb | make (assets) available “release the holdings in the dictator's bank account” |
| release | verb | make (information) available for publication |
| liberate | verb | grant freedom to; free from confinement |
| free | verb | free from obligations or duties |
| dismiss | verb | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
| discharge | verb | free from obligations or duties |
| fire | verb | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
| sack | verb | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position |
| pass | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| depart | verb | move away from a place into another direction |
| exit | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| expire | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| go | verb | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| vent | verb | give expression or utterance to |
| spill | verb | pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities |
| waive | verb | do without or cease to hold or adhere to |
| relinquishment | noun | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. |
| free | noun | people who are free |
| freeing | noun | the act of liberating someone or something |
| liberation | noun | the act of liberating someone or something |
| liberty | noun | personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression |
| liberator | noun | someone who releases people from captivity or bondage |
| release | noun | the act of liberating someone or something |
| publication | noun | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
| publisher | noun | the proprietor of a newspaper |
| publishing | noun | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution |
| issue | noun | the act of issuing printed materials |
| issuer | noun | an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.) |
| discharge | noun | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body |
| expulsion | noun | the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| expelling | noun | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body |
| ejection | noun | the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting |
| secretion | noun | the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance |
| secretor | noun | any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream |
| relinquishing | noun | the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. |