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releasen. Origin: Of multiple origins. A borrowing from French. Partly also formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French release , reles ; release v.1 Etymology: < Anglo-Norman release, relees, releis, relese, relesse, etc., Anglo-Norman and Middle French reles, relais, etc., arrears (c1100 in Old French), remainder, residue (see relese n.), interruption, delay, postponement (second half of the 12th cent.), relief (c1170 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), remission, pardon (c1174), (in law) document embodying a release of rights or claims (1260 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), (in law) withdrawal from a right or claim, transfer of one's right to another (a1377 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), (in law) discharge of a debt or obligation (a1377 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), place of retreat (late 14th cent.) < relesser , releasser , etc. release v.1 In later use partly also < release v.1 Compare post-classical Latin relessum (c1228 in a British source), Old Occitan relais . Compare relese n. and relish n.1, relish n.2, relish n.3 Compare also relay n.1In without release at Phrases 1, originally after Anglo-Norman sanz reles without remission or cessation, continually (14th cent. or earlier in this sense; earlier in sense ‘without fail’ (late 12th cent. or earlier), ‘without delay’ (early 13th cent. or earlier),‘inevitably’ (1256 or earlier); compare Old French sans nul relais : see relese n.). With sense 6 compare relay n.1, which reflects Middle French, French relais in senses which may or may not show the same origin as those listed above (compare discussion at that entry). I. Senses relating to remitting or revoking. Now chiefly Law. society > law > transfer of property > [noun] 1344 (P.R.O.) SC 8-192.9580 (MED) Þe misdoeres of Gloucestreschire..habbeþ..made a fals reles on þe vorseide margeries name. 1393 in (1836) III. 256 (MED) Tho hadde we posessid of the forsaid londys in oure posescion a Reles by the forsaid sir Guy the vadir, of al his riht to the same londys. 1432 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1903) II. 19 in (Cd. 932) LIII. 323 I the said Hugh of Marthall certefie..that I never made no relesshe nor none astate to the said Geffrue nor Hugh Venables. 1465 Will in (1855) 4 334 (MED) He shulde relesse Sherwods tenements in to myn possessyon, the wiche the seyde William Deyvyll hadde for hys goode servise be a relesse of myn fader into hys possessyon. 1537 in T. Wright (1843) 168 We have taken a releasse and a deade of feofftement of the monasterie of Saint Androse in Northehamptone to the kinges use. 1594 W. West §466 A Release is an instrument, whereby estates, rightes, titles, entries, actions, and other things be sometimes extinguished, sometimes transferred, sometimes abridged, and sometimes inlarged. 1601 c. 4 §4 By any Conveiance, Gifte, Graunte, Lease, Demise, Release, or Conversion whatsoever. 1607 J. Cowell sig. Kkk3v/1 And there is a Release in fact, and a release in lawe. 1743 C. Viner XVIII. 294 If a Man seised of a Rent in Fee grants it for Life, he may enlarge it by Release. 1766 W. Blackstone II. 324 Releases; which are a discharge or conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements, to another that hath some former estate in possession. 1844 J. Williams i. vi. 132 A release is the proper form of assurance between joint tenants. 1853 T. I. Wharton 470 A release cannot be given in evidence in covenant unless it has been pleaded. 1870 J. Pinkerton 48 A release should be acknowledged before proper authority and recorded in the office for recording deeds, etc. 1916 29 Aug. 2 To procure from the Trustee under the said Trust Deed releases of the property so sold. 1999 H. W. Abts xix. 291/2 [When settling an estate] provide an accounting to the beneficiaries and receive Receipt and Release. 2002 (Electronic text) at Property, Real Informal forms of release may also be effective, as when the dominant tenant orally states that she no longer intends to use a right of way. 2. society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > remission of something due a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 421 Iadus gat grace of þe kyng and reles [v.r. relesch; ?a1475 anon. tr. a releische; L. relaxationem] of þe tribut for seven ȝere. 1413 Will in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt (1931) 217 (MED) Y wyl..that Jon, my prentys, haue a reles of to ȝer of hys hol termys. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 77 (MED) Iosephus..obteynede..the fauor of the kynge and releische [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. forȝifnesse] of his tribute. 1502 (1889) I. 389 The sayd James schall hawe reles of the cheff ii.s. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Cade x We desired releace of subsidies. 1651 T. Hobbes i. xv. 75 His Will to have it done being signified, is a release of that Covenant. 1659 J. Pearson x. 726 This remission or release of debts hath a great affinity with remission of sins. a1746 F. Hutcheson (1755) I. ii. iii. 279 A debtor is bound by the law to make payment: but a remission or release from the creditor frees him from this obligation. 1761 31 The oath aforesaid and the liberty granted thereupon, shall not be to any prisoner a discharge or release of the debt for which he was imprisoned. 1869 20 Apr. 11 Did the counter-guarantee amount to a release of the obligation on the part of [the] Banking Company? 1983 (Nexis) 2 May Federal tax collectors ruled that release of the debt had to be included among the assets realized by the sale. society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > release from duty or obligation > formal > written ?1506 (de Worde) sig. B.iii What wyll ye gyue more sayd the Iustyce And the knyght shall make a releyse. 1530 J. Rastell iii. xiv. sig. h 2v To make acquitauncis & relesis in his name, and to take bondes. 1611 R. Cotgrave Quitance, an Acquitance, Release, discharge. 1719 D. Defoe 339 I..caused him to draw up a general Release or Discharge for the 470 Moidores. 1776 N. B. Halhed tr. xxi. 277 When a debtor hath paid his creditor the sum of his debt, he shall then receive his bond back from the creditor..; and shall also take a written release or receipt. 1809 R. Langford 108 If a Rent be behindhand twenty years, and a release given for the last year, all the rent in arrears is presumed in law to be satisfied. 1877 25 Jan. 10 It was considered that all questions in dispute between the parties were then settled, and a release was signed by them..by which it was agreed that all claims..should be..discharged. 1918 31 843 A recognizor in a statute merchant had paid the money but failed to take a release; the recognizee proceeded to sue out execution. 2000 (Nexis) 28 Aug. Management decided to leave this debt on the books of the Corporation until such time as a release was received. 3. 1636 J. Trussell 62 Upon the resignation of the place, and release of the right thereto, by Aubery de Vere,..[the Duke of Exceter] was made that yeare Lord Chamberlaine of England. 1701 Law-Lat. Dict. in F. O. Release is the giving or discharging of the Right or Action, which any hath or claimeth against another, or his Land. 1779 J. Brown 2 402 So long an acquiescence, without applying for a redemption, ought to be deemed equal to, and taken as an implied waiver, or release of the right to redeem. 1825 8 Dec. 3 [He asked if] the clause of revocation was a release of the claim of the trustees? 1869 T. Parsons xv. 145 A release gives up some right or claim which the releasor had against the releasee. 1927 100 162 Defendant's claim agent..stated that paper constituting release was merely a receipt. 1957 P. Bowles Let. 2 Oct. in (1994) 276 They want to try electroplexy..but..she herself must sign the release permitting them to administer the treatment. 1983 (at cited word) The fact that a release has been granted should be specifically pleaded as a defence if the person who granted it subsequently initiates court proceedings. 2002 (Electronic text) at Tort Releases signed at ski resorts or health clubs often are held to be enforceable. society > communication > printing > publishing > [noun] > publishing rights 1904 June 169 People change their minds sometimes and may refuse to sign a release..when the photograph..has been sold. 1921 S. R. Hall xxxv. 704 It is not safe to publish photographs without first getting written permission from the person whose picture is to be used. Not even a release from a photographer is safe. 1966 K. Giles i. 6 Publishing your photo in an ad. without a release could be libel. 1970 C. Whitman ix. 130 A photographer would be a damned fool to come in here with a print for which he had no release. 2008 (Nexis) 1 Oct. 5 The real issue is that I never signed a release or gave permission to use or alter my pictures for adult-themed media. II. Senses relating to setting free or liberating. 4. the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > consolation or relief c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham (1902) 38 (MED) Be nauȝt loþ To do penaunce here; For ȝet þer hys here som reles. a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer (Hunterian) (1891) l. 4440 Love..Seide that hope where so I goo Shulde ay be Reles to my woo. a1450 (1885) 389 (MED) Nowthir frende nor foo Shulde fynde reles in helle. 1568 A. Scott (1896) v. 48 In May sowld men of amoure go To serf thair ladeis..Sen thair releis in ladeis lyis. 1593 J. Udall i. 21 Learne to seeke vnto the Lord especially, for release from our troubles. 1605 A. Munday sig. A4v Our wiues that for our absence long did mourne, Now find release from all their former woe. 1720 W. R. Chetwood ii. 38 Finding we could not expect his Life, we pray'd for a speedy and a painless Release from it. 1794 A. Radcliffe II. xii. 463 Emily had no opportunity of seeking a release from her terrible suspense, concerning her aunt. 1820 P. B. Shelley iii. i. 99 No pity, no release, no respite! 1840 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange (1870) III. vii. 108 To me individually it would be a great release to be quit of the trouble and expense of the garden. 1878 R. Browning 330 Death's kindly touch..gave Soul and body both release from life's long nightmare in the grave. 1970 P. Moyes iii. 37 The shrilling of the telephone provided a welcome release. 2008 (Nexis) 22 June 114 Ultimately, one may experience release from the pain..and perhaps even reconciliation in the relationship. society > law > transfer of property > types of transfer > charter or deed conveying property > [noun] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) i. 1188 (MED) Thei that wende pees Tho myhten finde no reles Of thilke swerd which al devoureth. a1464 J. Capgrave (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 148 Þe kyng of Scottis sent embassiatouris to þe court of Rome, for to haue reles of þe curs and þe enterditing whech þei were falle in. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Testament (Harl. 218) 116 in (1911) i. 333 (MED) Who so euer to this name calle, Of cankered surfetes fynt reles be myracle. c1500 (?a1437) (1939) clxxvi (MED) Ye goddis..Have schewit this for my reconforting, In relesche of my furious pennance. 1588 W. Allen 17 Sum little ease and release of the intollerable feares and miseries. 1642 5 We quotidially expect the release of these our grievances by your holinesse. 1699 122 And with the pardon of our Sins, grant us a release of our Punishments. 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton in Jan. 19/1 The release of pain is the excess of transport. With what gratitude we feel the first return of health. the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > release from tension 1913 12 478 In the present huge volume Rank applies Freud's principles of unconscious repression and release to the creative arts of literature. 1915 E. B. Holt i. 20 Just what shall happen depends on the relative strengths of the suppressed wish and of the censor, and on the amount of release which the joke affords. 1933 E. Murphy & W. Murphy tr. Bechterev xxv. 272 All processes of release from inhibition are based on the retention—in the centres—of the traces of reflexes. 1959 4 Apr. 7/6 As the American male is said to approach his car as a form of self-expression, so the German sees it as an instrument of release. 1988 13 Feb. 18/4 Oddly enough, along with the apprehension she felt a sense of release. 2000 July 182/1 The concentration required for creative work..causes an engine-room buildup of mental pressure that seeks release in gossip..and in-jokes. society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > [noun] > release from duty or obligation c1390 in C. Brown (1924) 178 (MED) In hope to seo ȝor blessed face..And haue relese of all trespace, Ladi, þauȝ I mourne, I synge. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) ii. 185 (MED) Bot if þei wille with pes þis lond ȝeld vs..þei salle þan haf reles. c1400 (a1376) W. Langland (Trin. Cambr. R.3.14) (1960) A. vii. 82 (MED) He shal haue my soule..And defende it fro þe fend..To haue reles & remissoun. a1500 (?c1414) 36 Thy mercy hath made a ful reles, With ‘Ne reminiscaris, Domine!’ 1556 J. Heywood lxxi Bonds of good abearing shall have no release. 1622 F. Bacon (1876) (modernized text) 65 He would not have one penny abated,..because it might encourage other counties to pray the like release or mitigation. 1671 R. Montagu in (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 507 His..losing his command by the late release of the levies. 1764 O. Goldsmith (1772) II. 170 The Spaniards, instead of granting a redress, had rather extorted a release for their former conduct. 1835 9 205 Called on by his constituents to ‘perform his duty’, he applied for a release from his promise, which was refused. 1878 W. Stubbs (1896) III. xix. 362 Henry III..sought in a papal sentence of absolution a release from the solemn obligations by which he had bound himself to his people. 1919 ‘E. M. Delafield’ ii. 262 The affair of the release from her vows dragged on with wearisome indefiniteness. 1952 M. Laski iv. 70 They're looking for a good maid... Mrs. Wilson..said Edie's getting her release from the factory any day now. 1965 15 May 4 Yorkshire's reserve wicket-keeper..has been granted release from his contract, and..was offered terms by Lancashire. 2007 (Nexis) 25 Apr. 2 e He had been granted release from duty to finish filling out his application. the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [noun] > place where fresh hounds posted 1490 W. Caxton tr. xv. 53 [They] assembled theyr rennynge houndes, two and two togyder..; Some wyth the brakkenere, for to be atte the reysynge of the beeest, for to renne after; The other for to be sette atte the relesse. 7. society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > release from confinement 1559 W. Baldwin et al. f. xxxvii v I in England prisoner lay, For to him selfe he thought it detryment, For my releace any raunsum for to pay. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme l. 59 in (1998) II. 49 In uaine to others for release you flie, If once on you I griping fingers sett. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. i. 11 All prisoners..They cannot boudge till your release . View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Milton i. 409 Who boast'st release from Hell, and leave to come Into the Heav'n of Heavens. View more context for this quotation 1759 S. Johnson II. xxxvii. 81 I knew that no sum would be thought too great for the release of Pekuah. 1794 S. Williams 264 Send a flag into Canada, to negociate their release or exchange. 1847 R. W. Emerson 16 These presents be the hostages Which I pawn for my release. 1890 3 May 560/1 Montefiore..obtained from the Sheriffian Sultan the release of the prisoners. 1956 3 Nov. 9 After the specified date single hook lures only, for the easier release of fish, would be permissible. 1999 (Nexis) 18 Dec. Naughton was to remain in custody..until U.S. District Court Judge Edward Rafeedie signed the release. 2002 M. Rendell (2003) xiii. 219 When news of the kidnapping became public, the streets of Duitama and Bogotá filled with crowds demanding his release. the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > [noun] the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [noun] > releasing by 1821 3 347/2 It recovers its first dimensions with the return of the part so opened, or the release of the strain. 1834 P. M. Roget I. viii. 456 The whole body is propelled, as if by the release and unwinding of a powerful spring. 1853 E. K. Kane xlix. 465 It is an amorphous mass, so worn that it must have been sorely wrought before its release from the glacier. 1914 40 258/1 His peculiar round-arm release of the ball would cause a ball pitching a good length on the leg-stump to strike the off-stump. 1968 D. R. Cliffe xi. 268 Small, evenly distributed rounded cavities with bright walls caused by the release of dissolved gases during freezing. 2007 1 Jan. (Home ed.) a6/1 The human version of kisspeptin triggers the release of two hormones known to be important to the onset of puberty. 1832 16 June 4 The actual release of capital..must surely be a more available and effective benefit, to a journal already in full activity. 1863 Let. 16 July in F. Moore (1864) VII. ii. 82/1 Port Hudson fell on the twenty-seventh of June,..and it is this sudden release of Banks's troops,..which have put an end to Gen. Taylor's plans. 1946 36 587 The release of funds needed for wage payments. 1992 Oct. 26/2 Priorities that have been placed on the back burner year after year..would benefit greatly from the release of resources now devoted to military preparedness. 2008 (Nexis) 2 Dec. a4 The Controlling Board..approved release of the money for machines that would be used by the Ohio Highway Patrol. society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > methods and procedures 1882 2/2 The completion of the releasing-circuit..causes the release armature N to be drawn toward the electro-magnets. 1921 W. Aitken I. 185 The calling receiver may be replaced just before the register is connected and cause a premature release. 1970 N. N. Biswas iii. 80 This alarm circuit becomes a necessity in all exchanges where the release of the entire switching stages is controlled by the calling subscriber. 1994 12 1155/1 A forced release is provided from the outgoing exchange in cases where the answer signal does not come during 10 minutes. the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > [noun] > device for 1890 306 The release is pressed too hard and the shutter slips off. 1929 June 162/3 (advt.) Sight it [sc. the camera] for yourself. Press the release. Listen to the quiet purr of the spring motor. 1972 5 June 78/1 A buzzer sounds. Martha, an attractive if slightly bohemian girl of 22, Xs to press the release. A pause. Mrs Hedley enters. 2008 S. F. Havill viii. 58 The slide was racked back on the handgun, but the empty magazine was in place. Gastner thumbed the release and let the magazine slide into his hand. the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by manner > [noun] > obstruent > stop > release 1906 14 23 The slight explosive noise is set up by the sudden release of the compressed air imprisoned in the portion of the mouth comprised between the two closures.] 1913 W. Grant i. x. 70 When initial voiced plosives are followed by a vowel, the voice may not break out until the release of the stop. 1951 Z. S. Harris 44 In some English dialects perhaps the sequence [tr] (post-dental [t] plus voiceless spirant release), are each composed of smaller segments. 1978 50 295 In the style of pronunciation favored by barbershoppers, final voiced stops like those in the key words have a release that gives the impression of an indistinct vowel. 1997 P. H. Matthews (at cited word) In some languages consonants are said to be ‘unreleased’ in various positions: i.e. their release is inaudible. society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passages in jazz 1936 L. Dowling & E. Dowling tr. H. Panassié 18 The group of eight measures designated by the letter b is called the ‘middle part’ because it makes the first appearance in the middle of the tune. [Translator's note] Also called, quite poetically, ‘the release’. 1937 24 Nov. 69/1 But then the band comes down to the release and Benny holds up one finger and Jess nods. 1949 L. Feather ii. 67 In the release there is another beautiful sweeping phrase. 1972 A. Wilder ii. 56 The conventional A–A–B–A structure (main strain: its virtual repetition: a release, almost always new material: and finally, a literal, varied, or extended restatement of the main strain) was used in Ol' Man River. 2004 G. Giddins xxiv. 94 A whizzing swinger called ‘Macdaddy’ employs stop-time for half the A sections, reflected in punching riffs throughout the solo, and contrasted with the more melodic and rhythmically legato release. 8. Originally U.S.society > communication > journalism > supply of news or newspapers > [noun] > release 1907 (Semi-weekly ed.) 15 July 4 The report was given to the press associations..labelled ‘confidential’, with a fixed date for ‘release’, before which no part of it was to be used. 1931 F. L. Allen ix. 276 Press agents distributed their canned releases. 1957 J. Blish ii. 32 Stuffing into my jacket the release and the ‘backgrounder’. a1974 R. Crossman (1975) I. 343 The release wasn't ready until a few minutes before I had to deliver the speech. 2007 19 July (Home ed.) b5/5 We had so many good leads that we feared that putting out a release..might send these people into hiding. society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [noun] > release to public society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > film show > [noun] > film made available society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > film show > [noun] > film made available > making film available society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > a sound recording > [noun] > record or disc 1909 5 June 743 (advt.) For the Kalem release of Friday, June 11, there will be another excellent double subject reel. 1916 ‘B. M. Bower’ v. 70 We're behind on releases, you know, and these ought to be rushed. 1928 7 Apr. 9 Mr. Henry Ford arrived at Southampton yesterday afternoon... His visit was not connected with the release of the new Ford car. 1929 mid-June 13 Theme songs from two great American films that are scheduled for release in the autumn. 1932 14 May 57/2 I have not seen it [sc. a gramophone record] on any official list and it seems to be a special release. 1966 30 July 31/2 Perhaps this could be quietly excised before the film goes out on general release. 1990 8 24/3 Power users, the ones most clamoring for the new release, will get the version they need. 2006 30 June 25/2 She was recently recognised delivering pizzas..in preparation for her role as a delivery girl in Penelope, due for release later this year. Phrasesthe world > action or operation > continuing > continually (in action) [phrase] c1400 (?c1380) 956 (MED) In þat oþer is noȝt bot pes to glene Þat ay schal laste wythouten reles. a1500 (?a1425) tr. (Lamb.) 90 Þe wirkere of dissolucioun of waters ys with outen reles, oon aylastand wirkere in his heuen, þat ys to say, Mercury. 1556 W. Whittingham Psalm li, in ii. 99 My synne alas, dothe still remayne Before my face withowte relesse. c1617 King James VI & I (1958) II. 134 The Pegasian spring that flowes without releasse. 1764 T. Hartley i. 47 Here..they have a hard service without release, dwelling under poverty, oppression and contempt. 1890 J. S. Blackie ii. 83 In an age of rude-armed rapine, Feuds and wars without release. 1953 L. Garvin xi. 218 To shut the bird lover and the sun worshipper into the black bowels of a coal mine twenty-four hours a day.., without release or relief. 1998 K. Eshun ii. 23 Roaring cymbal-rush maintains anticipation without release, stoking the pressure. society > law > transfer of property > [noun] > types of 1670 T. Blount at Bargain and Sale Such Bargain and Sale may also be made by Lease and Release, without either Livery or Enrolment. 1766 W. Blackstone II. 339 A fourteenth species of conveyance, viz. by lease and release; first invented by serjeant Moore, soon after the statute of uses, and now the most common of any, and therefore not to be shaken. 1835 (ed. 4) II. (at cited word) Lease and release. A conveyance of the fee-simple, right, or interest in lands or tenements, under the Statute of Uses, 27 Hen. 8, c. 10, giving first the possession, and afterwards the interest in the estate conveyed. 1841 XIX. 375/2 In the common conveyance by lease and release, it is usual to give the intended releasee an estate in the land for a year by bargain and sale. 1926 39 477 The lease and release..was a clumsy method of conveyance, and the necessity of resorting to the old use and the Statute of Uses to create a freehold in futuro was a roundabout way abounding in pitfalls. 2008 (Nexis) 48 523 Fine and recovery were based on elaborate fictitious legal actions and, like lease and release, were originally devised in order to avoid legal restraints presented by either common-law tradition or specific statutes. Compounds C1. 1888 1 June 340/1 The release mechanism is very simple. 1914 A. B. Smith & W. L. Campbell ii. 63 So soon as this circuit is established the ‘kick-off’ release mechanism kicks the double dog out of engagement with the shaft. 2007 (National ed.) 14 Oct. v. 3/2 A tiny computer chip, a puce, that contains security data about the card holder is embedded in the plastic and triggers the kiosk's release mechanism. 1900 780 (heading) Recorded indebtedness—Release schedule. 1953 5 442 Release schedules would have to be geared to over-all sales plans which do not permit the issue of a very large number of items at any one time. 2005 8 Jan. r17/2 New Line's Birth, starring Nicole Kidman, will add 400 play dates to its U.S. release schedule. C2. society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > other specific coating materials 1938 2/1 I prefer to use a release agent which may attack the primary protecting material during the later stages of the curing process. 1965 W. H. Taylor vii. 160 An ideal release agent..should produce a clean stripping action with a minimum of surface defects on the hardened concrete. 2001 July–Aug. 32/1 After the wall is sealed, apply a coat of Peelz, a paintlike material that contains a release agent. This will make the wall covering strippable. 1939 45 47 Another interesting example of release behavior occurred on the day of the final meeting of the authoritarian group. 1954 A. H. Maslow xi. 187 It is very likely that catharsis, as originally defined by Breuer and Freud, is in essence a more complex variant of release behavior. 1998 (Nexis) 4 Sept. 3 f Paradoxically, it is the rigidity..of..family rules..which potentiates the loss of control we see when the release behavior takes place. the world > time > particular time > [noun] > an appointed or fixed time, day, or date > for something to begin or be released society > communication > information > action of informing > [noun] > date of release of information 1904 3 792/2 The five or six days required for the passage of the mails permits of a variation of a day or two in the release date, so that a feature used here on Sunday is good there Saturday or Monday. 1910 26 Mar. 488/1 (heading) Independent release dates. 1978 (Nexis) 20 Oct. e6 Release date for the album is January. 2006 (Glasgow & Edinb. Events Guide) 14 Dec. 64/3 That film has..had its release date brought forward so it may be considered for an Oscar. society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > release from confinement > order for or certificate of 1906 22 Sept. 34 Mr Shaw said the C.N.R. was using the release forms authorized by the commission. 1938 16 383/1 General history folios are the repositories of all detailed case information developed and used by an institution... They usually contain social or medical history blanks, commitment and release forms, and correspondence. 1992 M. Bishop xliii. 219 This is a release form... It holds you blameless, and abjures my right to file a lawsuit... It's prenotarized for your convenience. 2003 R. Liddle (2004) 206 All they gotta do is sign a release form and whammo, the girl's out of here, discharged. society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > soldier nearing end of service > group of 1944 22 Sept. 4/6 A man of 22 with four years' service will..be in the same release group as a man of 40 with one year's service. 1993 L. V. Scott vii. 167 In the army it would involve different rates of release for different groups. In some arms this would reach four or five release groups ahead of the general level. society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > construction and servicing aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > note authorizing release of aircraft 1837 Let. 21 June in G. F. Martens & F. W. A. Murhard (1840) XV. xxxvi. vi. 230 The Sultan then demanded a writing from him..and threatened them with detention in case he refused to give the release notes. 1919 A. Sullivan 94 The release note only being issued, in the case of sheet metal, for instance, when a sample has been taken from every sixth sheet and analysed with satisfactory results. 1930 234 The firm must issue with every consignment they deliver a release note certifying that all inspection has been carried out. 2007 (Nexis) 12 Sept. The operations manager..claimed..that neither he nor anyone else at his firm, had signed the release note. The note should be signed when the client received the vehicle, and was satisfied with its condition. 1847 W. M. Thackeray (1848) xxvi. 231 ‘Mr. Poe, get the release papers, if you please’... Poe having produced those papers, his chief calculated the amount of two thousand pounds stock at the rate of the day; and asked Captain Osborne whether he would take the sum in a cheque upon the bankers. 1916 10 92 Although the officer of the war vessel which seized the Llama was apparently shown the ship's release papers, he placed a prize crew on board and ordered the vessel to Aberdeen. 1980 M. Thelwell xiii. 283 Ivan let the release paper flutter from his hand and walked to the door. 2009 (Nexis) 6 Mar. a1 The ink was barely dry on his release papers when he began a one-man, four-county crime spree that ended Monday. 1938 D. M. Levy in 1 387/1 By release therapy of young children is meant a psychotherapy in which the primary concern of the therapist is to create or to facilitate the creation of situations by the use of play methods in which the anxieties of the child are given expression. 1948 L. Kanner (ed. 2) xvii. 244 The term ‘release therapy’ indicates that the ventilation of specifically oriented feelings of hostility, guilt, and anxiety constitutes a main therapeutic facet in the presence of an understanding and reasonably permissive physician. 1978 M. T. Erickson vi. 117 The therapeutic effect of release therapy is based on the child's acting out or talking about a traumatic event that is the source of the disturbance. 2003 (Nexis) 1 Dec. Paul was followed up..after his ‘release therapy’—he no longer stammered. 1957 Spring 171/1 The release version of a film is not necessarily identical with the print originally shown to the Press. 2009 (Nexis) May 21 It would be the best way to proceed; especially with a release version of the user's application. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). releasev.1Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French releaser, relesser. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman releaser, releser, relescer, releiser, releisser, releissier, etc., Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French relesser, relaisser, etc. (French relaisser : see below) to leave, quit, abandon (c1160 in Old French as relaissier ), to pass over (second half of the 12th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to neglect, to overlook, to forgive in one's turn (all early 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to dispense (from) (c1224), to remit (c1230), to relax (mid 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to set free (1267), to revoke, cancel (a sentence, punishment, condition, etc.), to forgive, to cease (all late 13th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to take off, deduct, to renounce, relinquish, to transfer to another, to waive (all early 14th cent. or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to dismiss from office (1350), to release, hand back (to) (a1377 or earlier in Anglo-Norman) < re- re- prefix + laisser , laissier , etc. lease v.3 Compare post-classical Latin relessare (c1228 in a British source), Old Occitan relaisar . Compare also classical Latin relaxāre relax v.French relaisser is now only attested in reflexive use as a hunting term in sense ‘(of a pursued and exhausted animal) to stop, to hide in the undergrowth’ (1559 in Middle French in this sense). I. To withdraw, recall, remit. Now chiefly Law. 1. a1325 (2011) xlii. 110 Ant for þat to more del of þe communaute of þe londe velez hoem harde igreuede for þe maletoute of wolle, þat is to wite, of eueri sak xl sillinges, ant habbez bisouȝt vs, þat we hit wolden relessen, we þoru hoere biddinge plenerliche hit habbez relessed. c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. xiii. 37 We..ben redy for to make with ȝou grete pees, and for to..releese [v.r. relesen; a1425 L.V. releesse; L. remittere] to ȝou what thingus we forȝauen. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 107 He..relesede [v.rr. relesched, relecede; ?a1475 anon. tr. ȝafe to hym a releische of; L. relaxavit] half þe tribute þat was woned to be payde. 1426 in E. F. Jacob & H. C. Johnson (1937) II. 340 (MED) I relesse to the parysshenes of Stanwell vij li. whiche they owe me..for the grete belle in the chirche. a1439 J. Lydgate (Bodl. 263) ii. 692 (MED) Thei..Off ther tributis for to be releued, Besouhte he wolde relece hem in ther neede. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. cccxxxviij v The daye before he died, he released the customes which he had imposed vpon Saltpits. 1581 ii. f. 18 If..you should release your rent..to the olde rate. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero 115 A tribute which Leo the 9. did release to the church of Bamburgh. 1647 N. Bacon 189 He not onely never charged the people with any tax, but released that of Dane-guelt. 1726 I. 22 If a Copyholder pays a Rent to the Lord, and the Lord grants or releases this Rent to his Tenant, this shall Merge in the Copyhold. 1791 S. Kyd iv. 87 If..one of the parties should release a debt due to the partnership, that would be a breach of the award. 1809 R. Langford 108 I, A. B...having remissed, released, and for ever quit claim to C. D...of all..dues [and] duties. 1885 14 191 [One] who was competent to do so might have released the debt. 1912 31 Jan. 3 It was argued that..the appointment of Mr. Moore as executor released the debt at law. 2006 (Nexis) 26 Oct. The debtors owed a first and second mortgage to the same lender. When they paid off the second mortgage, the lender accidentally released the first mortgage. society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > be exempt from (a liability or obligation) [verb (transitive)] > free from obligation c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham (1902) 63 Ȝef man of religion..Ouer tyme of professioun [perh. read probacioun] Heldeþ hym þrynne stylle, Relessed Schel hym nauȝt be religioun, Þaȝ he be nauȝt professed. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 153 But ther as ye han profred me..To chese me a wyf I yow relesse That choys and pray yow of that profre cesse. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. ccccxliii v He may impose such satisfaction as behoueth, and may release all vowes, except chastity and Religion. 1686 J. Gother (new ed.) xix. 104 Let him shew then, how the Pope comes to have a Power to release a Vow made to God. 1771 E. Griffith III. lxvi. 186 I passed my word to her not to attempt my life, and I have..waited till..sorrow..shall release my promise, and lay me gently in the silent grave. 1828 30 Jan. IV. 209 It cannot be pretended that the acceptance..would have operated to release the obligation imposed upon the Government by the resolution of 1780. 1972 Z. W. Falk i. 23 A person who swore off anything would generally ask a scholar to release the vow. 1994 R. Horrox 80 Those [landowners] whose tenants held by the year, by the performance of labour services,..found that they had to release and remit such works. society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > make confession [verb (transitive)] > hear confession, shrive society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > give absolution [verb (transitive)] c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer (Ellesmere) (1877) §582 Thilke synne is so greet that vnnethe may it been releessed [c1415 Lansd. relest]. a1425 (c1395) (Royal) (1850) Ecclus. xxviii. 2 Forȝyue thou to thi neiȝbore..thanne synnes schulen be relessid [L. solventur] to thee preiynge. c1450 (Harl. 6580) (1933) 214 Synnes be releced [1425 Lansd. laxantur] or wyth-draw seuen maner wyse. c1475 (Folger) (1969) 967 All þe preyer þat seyde be kan, Wythowt sorowe of hert relesyt nought. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. Mark iv. f. 32 Nowe sinnes are not released, but to suche as beleue that sins are freely released. 1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat 11 Who can release sinnes but onely God? 1699 T. Edwards 74/1 God upon our Faith and Obedience..doth release and pardon all our Sins of Omission and Commission. 1704 C. Darby xxv. 37 O save me from distress; My troubles still increase: Behold my sorrow and my pain. And all my sins release. a1788 T. Russell (1789) xix. 19 I meekly vow, to expiate the past; Praying, if prayer may sins like mine release. 1799 W. Scott in J. Haggard (1829) I. 793 Condonation is forgiveness legally releasing the injury. 1848 H. Bushnell Disc. on Atonement in (1850) 180 Zaleucus loved public justice too little..to let the law have its course; and yet..[he had] too many scruples to release the sin. society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > sentencing > sentence [verb (transitive)] > remit a sentence or penalty c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) 10297 (MED) Þou hast nou..þe pope bisout Þat he relesi þe entredit. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 371 (MED) The kyng hadde relesed [v.r. relesched] and wiþcleped [L. relaxasset] a wel hard avow þat he hadde i-made. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden (Harl. 2261) (1882) VIII. 233 (MED) If that he made eny sentence, the legate..scholde have releisched [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. wolde undo] hit. c1530 1014 The sixteenth statut doth me grete grevaunce, But ye must that relesse or modifie. 1569 R. Grafton II. 931 The lyfe was geuen, & the punishment of death released. 1645 J. Milton On Christ's Nativity: Hymn i, in 1 For so the holy sages once did sing, That he our deadly forfeit should release. 1671 R. Montagu in (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 501 Getting the King here to release that Article of the Treaty. 1711 B. Hoadly vii. 147 To hope that God will depart from his settled Rules, on purpose to release their punishment. 1838 19 May 316 With your leave, I will go to the bishop, and pray him to release the sentence. 3. the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > renounce 1379 in J. Slater (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 2 Wete yhe me..haue releissit quytclaymit & for euer mare remittyt till..Mergarete [etc.]..all my rycht clayme persuit chalenge or askyng..to [certain land]. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) ii. 2904 (MED) In what wise he may relesse Hise hihe astat, that wot he noght. a1470 T. Malory (Winch. Coll.) 623 I fully releace my clayme for ever. c1540 (?a1400) (2002) f. 195 I releshe þe my ryght with a rank will And graunt þe þe goueranse of þis grete yle. 1548 f. clxxij Whiche of you..would concent that the kyng shoulde release his Seignioritie or superioritie of Wales, Irelande, or Cornewall? 1596 E. Spenser iv. ii. sig. B5v Bidding them fight for honour of their loue, And rather die then Ladies cause release . View more context for this quotation 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius 907 As if the Emperor Frederick had released to Philip Duke of Burgundy, all Right of Empire. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil 106 Nor will the vanquish'd Bull his Claim release . View more context for this quotation 1775 S. Johnson 83 That we should at once release our claims. 1841 XIX. 376/1 An expectant heir cannot release the right which he may have to his ancestor's estate. 1914 17 Dec. 3 Mr. Tindale Davis, for the bankrupt, said that his client wished to join the Army,..and his wife would agree to release her claim of £1,200. 1940 9 Feb. 4 Whether the intending appellant was by his conduct estopped from appealing, or had..in law released his right of appeal. 2008 (Nexis) 6 Oct. Whether Bendaoud has released his claims against ADI, is not appropriate for resolution at this time. society > law > transfer of property > transfer [verb (transitive)] a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer (Hunterian) (1891) l. 6999 I quethe hym quyte and hym relese Of egipt all the wildirnesse. c1475 (?c1451) (Royal) (1860) 22 (MED) The said Lowes relesid the seide dukedom to the said Richarde. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch 918 Soueraine power and authoritie..to sell, and release all the landes belonging to the state of Rome. 1594 W. Shakespeare i. i. 50 It is further agreed..that the Duches of Anioy..shall be released and deliuered ouer to the King her father. a1605 E. Anderson (1664) I. §83 I release all my Lands, &c. to A. and to his heirs. 1766 W. Blackstone II. App. 4 The said Abraham Barker and Cecilia his Wife, Have..sold, released, and confirmed..unto the said David Edwards..all that capital messuage called Dale Hall. 1781 E. Pendleton Let. 10 Feb. in (1967) I. 333 In 1744..some Indians..Released all the lands they held to the Westward of the Mountains in Virginia. 1809 W. Bawdwen tr. 620 Colsuan did not release the land of Ingemund and his brother to Earl Alan. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ I. i. 34 I trusted to your getting the estate some time, and releasing it; and I determined to keep it worth releasing. 1948 (U.N. War Crimes Commission) (1997) 85 Upon the German commander's advice Rothschild assigned his stock to Colap, whereupon the property was released to Colap on the 19th October, 1940. 2002 J. Helfand 42 Chief Seattle, the first Native American leader to sign the Treaty of Point Elliott, releasing all Indian land..to the U.S. government in 1855. society > law > transfer of property > be transferred [verb (intransitive)] > transfer property ?1462 J. Paston in (2004) I. 104 Þat þe seid maner sholde by solde by..his executours, to whom þe seid Ser John haþ relesed as his dute was to do. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton (new ed.) f. xlviiv That yf tenaunt in the tayle in this case release to the dysseysour & byndeth hym & his heyres to warantyse, &c. 1648 J. March 176 A. and B. were bound joyntly and severally in a Bond to C. who released to A. afterwards. 1696 S. Carter xvii. 154 One Joynt-Copy-holder released to his Companion. 1766 W. Blackstone II. 325 If there be two joint disseisors, and the disseisee releases to one of them [etc.]. 1818 R. Preston II. 66 If one of two joint-tenants in fee, grant a rent in fee, and afterwards re-lease to his companion, the re-leasee will of consequence be in under the estate of the original grantor. society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > revert to [verb (transitive)] > grant one's reversion to one who has estate 1718 tr. E. Lutwyche 1 125 All the estate which they had in the Reversion was but a Reversion in Fee; and therefore it's all one in Effect, to release the Reversion. 1798 J. Wentworth X. 75 J. D. bargained and sold the manor..and granted or released the reversion thereof to the said J. W. 1875 K. E. Digby v. 187 When a reversioner desires, not to grant his reversion to a third person, but to convey it to the person who already has the particular estate, he is said to release the reversion. 1915 E. H. Warren (1923) v. viii. 527 (note) [Formerly, to convey freehold lands] if A wished to convey to C, he could make C a tenant for years..and could then,..by a common-law release, release the reversion to C. 1966 T. F. Bergin & P. G. Haskell iv. 108 After execution of the bargain and sale, O had merely to release his legal reversion to A. The doctrine of merger did the rest. the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > practise anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. [verb (transitive)] > allay pain the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve (suffering) a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) ii. l. 3427 (MED) Ther mai no peine be relessed, Ther mai no joie ben encressed. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 971 I pray yow al my labour to relesse [v.r. relees]. c1450 in (1911) 26 156 I yow require, as her that I loue best, Relese my payn and set myn hert in rest. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) cxviii. 54 Thai ware delitabil til me..relesand my trauayls and my noy in this wrechid life. 1526 W. Bonde iii. sig. GGiiv He begged but one droppe of water, to release his tourmentes. 1551 W. Turner sig. B vijv The iuice that is pressed out, is better & releseth the paine soner. 1675 J. Dancer tr. P. Quinault v. ii. 53 No, Sir, this to my quiet do's suffice. T' asswage my passion, and release my pain [Fr. Que vous rendez, Seigneur, un doux calme à mon ame, Pour fuir l'affreux désordre en mon cœur excité]. 1685 T. D'Urfey (1690) 104 Who Acts all other deadly Sins, With his own blood clears each offence. His Punishment does pain release. †5. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. ix. 909 Anetum ysode wiþ oyle relesseþ schrynkyng and stoneynge of senewes. ?a1450 tr. Macer (Stockh.) (1949) 105 (MED) Anyse flour..wole relece þe bolnynges of þe veynes. c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in f. 41v (MED) Sche is bounden to þe rigge wiþ slak ligamentis for þei schulden be relesid & slackid in tyme of childynge. the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)] a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer (Hunterian) (1891) l. 3440 But all his wratthe yit at laste He hath relesed. c1460 (McClean) (1960) 131 (MED) As sone as we swage and relese þe reynes..of contynens..anone þe snare of liking..is a boute..forto deceyve vs. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. (Rawl.) (1898) 128 (MED) So he mayntenyd his lawe and relessit the duresse of the laue. ?1567 (new ed.) 355 The fathers of Rome Churche..by their prudence thought it meet to release the rigour of canons and rules of the churche. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus xxxvii. 116 The Massilians intreat the Romaines to release their displeasure against the Phocenses. 1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie 207 They released the severity of that Law. 1726 tr. St. Francis de Sales iii. xxxi. 278 Wonder not then..if I sometimes release the Rigour and Attention of my Spirit, to take a little Recreation. 1788 J. Seally III. 151 God reputes this imperfect obedience for perfect, having released the rigour of the law upon the account of Christ's satisfaction. 1839 V. E. Howard 1 172 Courts of Justice are disposed to release the rigor of the ancient forms, when no injury can possibly result to the liabilities or rights of the accused. II. To make or set free. Now the usual sense. 6. society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > from confinement c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. x. 43 Who euer shuln flee to the temple that is in Jerusalem..gylty to the kyng, in eche cause be dismittid, or relesid [L. dimittantur]. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) vii. 3005 (MED) Athenis, which was bounde, Nevere after scholde be relessed. a1425 (c1300) (BL Add.) (1901) l. 529 In what peyne so he be..I schal hem reles sone anon. a1500 (?a1400) (Harl. 3909) (1926) 4176 (MED) The fyfty ȝere..of iubile..al men bounden in daunger weren releschet and maad fre. c1500 (?a1475) (1896) 237 (MED) Apollo, though Diana hym relese, Yet shall he su to me to haue hys pese. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. clxxvjv By the kynges authoritie not longe after he was cleane released. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. i. 30 Goe, release them Ariell, My Charmes Ile breake, their sences Ile restore. View more context for this quotation a1631 J. Donne (1633) 137 Release your strings Musicians, and dancers take some truce. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil 99 Six Seasons use; but then release the Cow. View more context for this quotation a1732 F. Atterbury (1734) I. 121 Pilate..then proposes him as the Man he was by Custom to release at the Passover. a1771 T. Gray Imit. Propertius in (1814) II. 89 The hand that can my captive heart release. 1819 P. B. Shelley 48 His foes released him thence. 1824 Countess Granville (1894) I. 255 The French Government released the little traitoresses. 1860 J. Tyndall i. xxvii. 198 I recommended him to release the horses and leave the carriage to its fate. 1942 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 11 May in (1990) iii. 90 When I was in Loos Prison the first week, a dozen of us were released because they were sixty. 1988 D. Glover in M. Atwood (1989) 178 I race to the hatchback to release the dogs. 2004 S. Hall 77 Then Riley released him, stood back, untucked and pulled up his..shirt. c1390 (c1350) Proprium Sanctorum in (1888) 81 300 (MED) Of mony synnes heo was releset. c1425 J. Lydgate (Augustus A.iv) ii. 4428 (MED) Þus relessid somwhat of his peyne Is Menelaus þoruȝ comfort of his broþer. c1485 ( G. Hay (2005) 213 He is presumyt ay tobe seruand, quhill he be releschit of his seruice. 1509 S. Hawes (1928) xxix. 137 Ye shall release Me fyrst of wo and of my great dystres. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. ccv He shall..release the people of theyre othe. 1615 G. Sandys 14 They are in a manner releast of their thraldome, in that vnsensible of it. 1661 W. Caton tr. Eusebius i. 66 His body was released of the paine,..and the members were restored to their former use. 1767 B. Thornton tr. Plautus Shipwreck v. iv, in B. Thornton et al. tr. Plautus II. 385 You must release him of his oath. a1770 T. Chatterton (1971) I. 584 O! quickly may the friendly ruin fall, Release me of my love, and strike me dead. 1870 Ld. Tennyson 290 Let who will release him of his bonds. 1974 28 675/3 To release the diver of this chore, remote-controlled systems are being developed. 2008 (Nexis) 6 Nov. a13 [At Jubilee] any Jew who had fallen into indentured servitude because of debt was released of his obligations. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer (Ellesmere) (1877) §809 Ihesu crist..relessed [c1430 Cambr. Gg.4.27 releseth] vs fro the peynes of helle. c1460 in A. Clark (1907) 45 I haue relesed..þem for euer..fro þe sute of my courte. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 247 (MED) He scholde releysche [a1387 St. John's Cambr. descharge] the ministres of the temple from every tribute. ?1550 J. Bale f. cliiv Women whych were released from the yoke of marryage by libels of diuorcement. 1590 E. Spenser iii. vii. sig. Hh8v Long after she from perill was releast. 1646 E. Fisher (ed. 2) 22 The parties that were bound, are freed and released from their ingagements. 1666 A. Marvell Let. 29 Dec. in (1971) II. 49 I suppose you know that the Duke of Buckingham and Marquesse of Dorchester are again releast from the Tow'r. 1738 J. Wesley (new ed.) li. xv Thou only canst release My Soul from all Iniquity. 1781 H. Walpole 14 Apr. (1851) II. 106 We have now..to fear robbery: 300 desperate villains were released from Newgate. 1817 P. B. Shelley ii. ii. 66 From death and dark forgetfulness released. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato (ed. 2) I. 407 The wicked is not released from his evil by death. 1882 W. B. Weeden 257 The slave, the serf, the grubbing laborer..have been released from..fetters. 1930 ‘H. Z. Smith’ i. 16 A wee fair head and a wee dark head, lately released from the tortures of curl-papers. 1963 D. Athill x. 125 I received a formal note..asking me to release him from our engagement. 2003 28 July 1/1 [He] was released from prison on Friday after serving a third of an 18-month sentence. society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (intransitive)] 1556 J. Heywood lxxviii. sig. Hhii The flie with him in prison, not to release: But to take an end at his hands. 1621 R. Burton ii. ii. iii. 330 Some take his [sc. God's] office out of his hand, and will bind and lose in heauen, release, pardon, forgiue, and be quarter master with him. 1798 tr. Emperor Akber in F. Gladwin 17 Full and unlimited power, to contract and annul, to bind and release, in all affairs of government. 1834 J. Shipp 174 The commanding officer has the power to release, as well as order the infliction of..solitary confinement, extra drills, &c. 1906 S. D. Gordon iii. v. 253 Pilate hotly says..‘Knowest Thou not I have the power to release or to crucify?’ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (transitive)] > make redundant 1918 18 Mar. ii. 1/7 The factory of the Wright-Martin Airplane Corporation..has been closed down, and 550 employees have been released. 1948 6 Nov. i. 1/6 The State Department of Employment today notified 453 employees they will be discharged... The employees to be released are scattered throughout the State. 1977 12 Dec. 54/2 He closed 1,700 stores, released 10,000 employees, borrowed heavily to revamp and enlarge the remaining 1,932 supermarkets. 2007 C. K. Lee 74 [An unemployment figure] widely considered a gross underestimation..because it did not capture the numerous workers who were released involuntarily and informally. 7. the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > free from a band, bond, etc. 1779 J. Ramsden 11 Then releasing the treadle, the spiral spring turns back the cylinder. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ 320 Then, unturning the finger-screw..,I released the screw from the wheel. 1852 C. Barter viii. 116 As soon as he has seized the bait.., he tightens the string, releases the trigger, and..receives the bullet in his head. 1865 G. W. Gesner (ed. 2) ii. 28 The downward stroke of the walking-beam releases the Auger Stem and Bit for an instant as the Jars slide together. 1907 21 Nov. 4/2 The adjustment of which is easily affected by releasing a lock-nut. 1946 H. Reed 22 This is the safety-catch, which is always released With an easy flick of the thumb. 1972 33 lix. 10/2 She released the catch on her bra and slipped it off. 2000 23 July (Funday Times section) 8/1 Oops! I think I just released the brake! suffering sardines! I'm moving! the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go (something held or grasped) [verb (transitive)] > loosen from a grasp or hold 1799 W. Godwin III. xi. 264 I released my hold; the child rushed to her father, and he caught her in his arms. 1826 J. F. Cooper II. viii. 140 When the formidable Huron was completely pinioned, the scout released his hold. 1877 W. W. Fowler v. 107 White, unobserved by the girl, had released his grip on the throat of the squaw, whose corpse floated slowly down stream. 1920 F. S. Fitzgerald in July 29/1 The bouncer..released his hold on Peter, who..rushed immediately around to the other table. 1973 A. C. Clarke (1974) 51 He released his grip, and let Rama's still feeble pseudo-gravity take over. 1997 (Nexis) 19 Sept. 1 The party has hesitated to release its grip over the state sector. 2002 J. McGahern (2003) 2 Not until she cried, ‘Easy there, Jamesie’ did he release his gently tightening grip with a low crow of triumph. the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > and release 1807 W. Wordsworth I. 86 'Twas twisted betwixt nave and spoke;..Together we released the Cloak. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Two Voices in (new ed.) II. 143 And I arose, and I released The casement. 1930 D. Verrill xi. 189 Pulling the rip-cord and releasing the parachute. 1950 J. O. Hirschfelder et al. i. 14 To release the energy equivalent to twenty kilotons of TNT. 1955 (ed. 25) 89/1 Tiny pellets..having varying disintegration times so as to release the drug uniformly over a period of 8 to 10 hours. 1969 W. Gass i. 122 Fender's fork poked through the crust of his pie, releasing steam. 1988 J. G. Ballard 36 Payne leaned over the bath-taps and released the water from the tub. 2001 S. Roaf et al. (2002) vi. 135 Do not burn strip it as this releases fumes. society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (intransitive)] > for mechanical parts 1945 (Air Ministry) 5 35 When the tug started its take off run the glider decided it was best to release. 1978 29 Nov. 88/4 If the dark slide is left in the camera body the shutter won't release until it's removed. 2007 (Nexis) 14 Oct. f10 As I was lowering it, the trap's hair trigger released on my thumb. 8. the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > part with or let go > make available 1848 19 Feb. The operation of railway companies, by freeing an enormous amount of capital, formerly locked up in..the counting-houses of our traders, has done more..to release capital in this country than anything else. 1864 24 Feb. A measure that will enable them to increase their circulation, thus releasing money..for the purposes of commerce. 1892 10 Oct. 6 Expressing his willingness to have the Paris funds released for the benefit of the evicted tenants. 1917 20 Dec. 7 The large staff of stablemen could be well utilized..in taking the places of better men and releasing them for more useful military work. 1927 13 Sept. 10/3 Using the mechanised transport thus released for embussing the headquarters. 1959 A. H. McLintock 45 Once provisional State forest was logged over for timber it was then released for agricultural development. 1971 P. Gresswell 267 There is no guarantee that land zoned for housing will be released by the landowners. 2000 26 Apr. 23/5 Africa's development partners should cancel in full the debts of..heavily indebted countries in order to release funds for an anti-malaria drive. the mind > possession > giving > giving back or restitution > give back [verb (transitive)] > requisitioned property 1902 2 Apr. 6 [During the American Civil War] if a mistake was made by these Treasury agents in taking possession of property wrongfully, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon appeal, released the property. 1945 27 July 3/3 The Admiralty and Air Ministry are to do all they can to alleviate the housing situation by releasing property. 1955 14 Oct. 9 Ministerial exhortations to clear the slums, release requisitioned property and..rehouse those..on the waiting lists. 2006 (Nexis) 1 June 4 Guangzhou's controversial university town on Xiaoguwei Island is starting to release land requisitioned from farmers. 9. society > communication > printing > publishing > publish [verb (transitive)] 1896 26 Apr. 6/3 The company is not yet ready to release the details. 1904 25 July 5 Chairman Cannon's speech and President Roosevelt's response are completed. The latter is in the hands of the press associations, and will be released Wednesday afternoon. 1941 7 July 2/2 Details have now been released by the Ministry of Supply of a new British tank, officially designated as the Mark III. 1973 T. Crouse iii. xiv. 310 The important thing was that Rather was making a balls-out effort to deal with a White House staff which refused to release any meaningful information. 1994 Jan. 48/2 The KLF [sc. a pop group] released a statement announcing their retirement from music. 1909 27 Mar. 357 (advt.) Released March 29, 1909... The Medicine Bottle. This is a thriller with a new twist. 1912 42 List of Licensed Pictures. Regularly released during the year 1912. 1937 A. Thirkell xi. 298 If a film gets to Barchester it means it's been released for simply months. 1962 10 June (Colour Suppl.) 7 American records..which are only released because companies have to take them to get some really lucrative artist. 1980 21–7 Nov. 49/3 Films considered by their multinational distributors as too ‘difficult’ to release conventionally. 2008 21 Apr. 138 The band had such confidence in it that a DVD was also released. the mind > emotion > [verb (transitive)] > free the emotions the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve 1906 J. Jastrow i. iii. 18 Alcohol will release the tension of self-restraint and induce the freer flow of sentiment and speech. 1933 W. S. Taylor ix. 89 This young man's total tension of balked dispositions will be eased considerably if in his new environment he can find..situations which can release those response patterns that he had ready. 1946 P. M. Symonds v. 126 The mother whose own love life is not satisfied and whose sexual needs are not met may release her tensions by sharp, frequent scoldings and punishment of her children. 1961 C. Russell & W. M. S. Russell vi. 283 Appetitive behaviour for situations which will release the masturbatory mechanisms. 1987 P. Auster (1988) 116 I enjoyed throwing those books into the flames. Perhaps it released some secret anger in me. 2005 29 Nov. 35/2 The emotion released by Best's death..has of course been genuine. Compounds1858 July 33 The retaining of release levers while the lock remains locked upon fixed or adjustable rests, which shall receive all pressure necessary to insure the action of the levers when released by the time lock. 1891 June 233 The operator looks into this slit when the exposed film is reeled off, watching the puncture in its edge, automatically made when the release button is pressed. 1940 30 937 To operate this camera..it is only necessary to locate the finger-print in the front aperture of the camera and press the release lever. 1986 (Trimos-Sylvac Metrology Ltd.) (ed. 3) 30/1 Quick-action pneumatic locking of taper-type tooling, spindle locking and release knobs provided. 1992 I. Banks xvi. 418 I reached over and hit the little red release button on Ashley's seat belt, then I slammed the brakes on. 2004 (Axminster Power Tool Centre Ltd.) ii. 35/3 A good quality low cost no volt release switch that can replace old switch-gear on machinery. 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