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release vs emit

emit vs release

release is a noun but emit is not a noun.

release and emit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
release Yes No Yes No
emit No No Yes No
As verbs, emit is a hyponym of release; that is, emit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than release:
  • release: eliminate (a substance)
  • emit: expel (gases or odors)
Other hyponyms of release include cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up, blow, ejaculate, abort, ovulate, egest, eliminate, excrete, pass, bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood, eruct, spew, spew out, fester, maturate, suppurate, breathe, pass off.
release (noun) emit (noun)
activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
the act of liberating someone or something
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
the act of allowing a fluid to escape
a formal written statement of relinquishment
(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
euphemistic expressions for death
a process that liberates or discharges something
release (verb) emit (verb)
generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids expel (gases or odors)
eliminate (a substance) express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
make (assets) available give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
release, as from one's grip
let (something) fall or spill from a container
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
part with a possession or right
grant freedom to; free from confinement
make (information) available for publication
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