release

part with a possession or right

release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation

the act of allowing a fluid to escape

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

eliminate (a substance)

“the plant releases a gas”

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

make (information) available for publication

“release the list with the names of the prisoners”

an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

euphemistic expressions for death

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

“release a hormone into the blood stream”