releasing

(verb) release, as from one's grip. Synonyms: let go of, let go, release, relinquish. Examples: "Let go of the door handle, please!." "Relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall."

(verb) grant freedom to; free from confinement. Synonyms: free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose.

(verb) let (something) fall or spill from a container. Synonyms: turn, release. Example: "Turn the flour onto a plate."

(verb) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. Synonyms: publish, bring out, put out, issue, release. Example: "Publish a magazine or newspaper."

(verb) eliminate (a substance). Synonyms: exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release. Examples: "Combustion products are exhausted in the engine." "The plant releases a gas."

(verb) generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids. Synonyms: secrete, release. Examples: "Secrete digestive juices." "Release a hormone into the blood stream."

(verb) make (information) available for publication. Synonyms: free, release. Example: "Release the list with the names of the prisoners."

(verb) part with a possession or right. Synonyms: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up. Examples: "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest." "Resign a claim to the throne."

(verb) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. Synonyms: release, free, liberate.

(verb) make (assets) available. Synonyms: unblock, unfreeze, free, release. Example: "Release the holdings in the dictator's bank account."

(adj) emotionally purging (of e.g. art). Synonyms: cathartic.