verb

• (transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
• To release from slavery: to manumit.
• To release from servitude or unjust rule.
• To release from restraint or inhibition.
• (chemistry) To release from chemical bonds or solutions.
• (transitive, military, euphemistic) To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
• (transitive, euphemistic) To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.