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release

release - verb

To set at liberty: discharge, emancipate, free, liberate, loose, manumit. Slang spring. See free.
To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, send forth, throw off, vent. See free. move.
To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, relieve, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden. Slang shake. See keep.
To end the employment or service of: cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, terminate. Informal ax, fire, pink-slip. Slang boot, bounce, can, sack. See keep.