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- pronunciation:
- rih
lis
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- Word Explorer
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verb |
| inflections: |
releases, releasing, released |
| definition: |
to let something go free; to stop holding something.
They released the prisoners at the end of the war.She released her father's hand.- similar words:
- deliver, discharge, dismiss, excuse, rescue, untie
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| related words: |
emit, pour, save |
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