AWL Sublist 7 · Academic Word

release

/rɪˈliːs/ Syllables: re·lease

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

To make available to the public; to set free from confinement or obligation.

Synonyms

publish issue discharge

Antonyms

withhold retain

Translations

release in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

يطلق سراح، يصدر

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

أن تجعل شيئًا متاحًا للناس، أو أن تحرر شخصًا من السجن أو من التزام.

Easy Explanation

To release means to make something public or free. Universities release enrollment statistics annually in transparency reports for stakeholders.

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Memory TipRe-lease — letting go so something can go out publicly.

Contextual Examples

The agency will release survey microdata after removing identifiers linked to small geographic areas.

Developers release software updates through repositories listed on the project documentation page.

Embargoed studies may release findings only after the journal posts the final article online.

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