Syn. — To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extracate; let go; quit; acquit.
RELEASE
Re*lease", n.
1. The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. "Who boast'st release from hell." Milton.
2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden.
3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.
4. (Law)
Defn: A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. Blackstone.
5. (Steam Engine)
Defn: The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. Lease and release. (Law) See under Lease. — Out of release, without cessation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Syn.
— Liberation; freedom; discharge. See Death.