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Selden, Illustrations of Drayton's Polyolbion, xi. releasel (rē-lēs'), v . t .; pret. and pp. released , ppr. releasing . [ relesen , rele en , re leschen , relai ier , rele ier , rele er , re lease, let go, relinquish, quit, intr. stop, cease, rest, F. relai er (also OF. relacher , relascher , F. relácher ), relax, release, = Pr. relaxar , re lachar = Sp. relajar = Pg. relaxar = It. rela are, rila are , rilasciare , relax, release, relax are , relax: see relax , of which release is a doublet. Cf. relay1.] 1. To let loose; set free from restraint or confinement; liberate, as from prison, confinement, or servitude. But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?