Hypernyms for "release"
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Hypernyms
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                    abort
                    bail
                    bail out
                    bleed
                    blow
                    breathe
                    bring out
                    clearing
                    conge
                    congee
                    cough out
                    cough up
                    deactivation
                    declassify
                    deflate
                    deregulating
                    deregulation
                    derequisition
                    discharge
                    disengage
                    disentanglement
                    dishonorable discharge
                    edit
                    egest
                    ejaculate
                    eliminate
                    emancipation
                    emission
                    emit
                    eruct
                    excrete
                    exemption
                    expectorate
                    explosion
                    extrication
                    fester
                    give
                    granting immunity
                    hemorrhage
                    honorable discharge
                    immunity
                    inactivation
                    jail delivery
                    let loose
                    let out
                    loose
                    manumission
                    maturate
                    muster out
                    ovulate
                    parole
                    pass
                    pass off
                    plosion
                    pop
                    probation
                    relief
                    removal
                    run
                    sacrifice
                    Section Eight
                    shed blood
                    spew
                    spew out
                    spit out
                    spit up
                    superannuation
                    suppurate
                    throw
                    toggle
                    unchain
                    unclasp
                    unhand
                    unleash
                    unsnarling
                    unspell
                    untangling
                    water
                    withdraw
            
    What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.