How to spell release

hear itre·lease/rɪ'lis/verbRules and real life

What it means: To let something go or set it free.

In a sentence: The birds were happy when the door opened to release them.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as realease or relase.

Same family: released, releasing, release (noun), free, liberate. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Release comes from Old French 'relaisser', built from Latin parts that literally meant 'to let go again.' Over time it took on many modern meanings, from freeing a prisoner to launching a new movie or product.

Patterns it uses: Prefixes keep every letter

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