re-lease
[ ree-lees ]
/ riˈlis /
verb (used with object), re-leased, re-leas·ing.
to lease again.
Law.
to make over (land, property, etc.), as to another.
noun
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
the land or property re-leased.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-lease
re-lease releaseWords nearby re-lease
Definition for released (2 of 2)
release
[ ri-lees ]
/ rɪˈlis /
verb (used with object), re·leased, re·leas·ing.
noun
Origin of release
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English
reles(s)en < Old French
relesser, relaissier < Latin
relaxāre to loosen (see
relax); (noun) Middle English
reles(e) < Old French
reles, relais, derivative of
relesser, relaisser
SYNONYMS FOR release
synonym study for release
1.
Release,
free,
dismiss,
discharge,
liberate,
emancipate may all mean to set at liberty, let loose, or let go.
Release and
free, when applied to persons, suggest a helpful action. Both may be used (not always interchangeably) of delivering a person from confinement or obligation:
to free or release prisoners.
Free (less often,
release ) is also used for delivering a person from pain, sorrow, etc.:
to free from fear.
Dismiss, meaning to send away, usually has the meaning of forcing to go unwillingly (
to dismiss a servant ), but may refer to giving permission to go:
The teacher dismissed the class early.
Discharge, meaning originally to relieve of a burden (
to discharge a gun ), has come to refer to that which is sent away, and is often a close synonym to
dismiss; it is used in the meaning permit to go in connection with courts and the armed forces:
The court discharged a man accused of robbery.
Liberate and
emancipate, more formal synonyms for
release and
free, also suggest action intended to be helpful.
Liberate suggests particularly the release from unjust punishment, oppression, and the like, and often means to set free through forcible action or military campaign:
They liberated the prisoners, the occupied territories, etc.
Emancipate also suggests a release of some size and consequence, but one that is less overt, a more formal or legal freedom; and it sometimes connotes an inner liberation:
Lincoln emancipated the slaves. John emancipated himself.
OTHER WORDS FROM release
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH release
re-lease releaseExample sentences from the Web for released
British Dictionary definitions for released
release
/ (rɪˈliːs) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of release
releaser, nounWord Origin for release
C13: from Old French
relesser, from Latin
relaxāre to slacken; see
relax