release
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~ release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
release
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~ eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
release
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~ grant freedom to; free from confinement
release
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~ make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
release
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~ release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
release
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~ part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
release
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~ make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
relegate
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~ assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"
relegate
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~ expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"
relegate
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~ refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
relegate
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~ assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
relent
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~ give in, as to influence or pressure
relieve
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~ lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
relieve oneself
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~ eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
relieve
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~ take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
relieve
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~ free from a burden, evil, or distress
relieve
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~ provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
relieve
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~ alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
relieve
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~ relieve oneself of troubling information
relieve
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~ grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"