release verb
1 allow sb to be free
ADV. quickly | immediately | eventually, finally | conditionally, unconditionally
PREP. from She was released from prison last week.
PHRASES newly/recently released
2 allow sth to escape
ADV. accidentally The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.
PREP. from the gases that are released from aerosols | into How much radiation was released into the air?
3 make sth less tight
ADV. suddenly She laughed, the tension inside her suddenly released.
4 make sth available
ADV. officially Figures to be officially released this week reveal that long-term unemployment is still rising.
VERB + RELEASE refuse to Police have refused to release the name of the dead man.
PREP. to Details of the attack have not yet been released to the public.
PHRASES newly/recently released newly released recordings | originally/previously released The album was originally released in 1974.