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Release vs Relish - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between release and relish

is that release is to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back while relish is to taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in.

As nouns the difference between release and relish

is that release is the event of setting (someone or something) free (eg hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms) while relish is a pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.

As verbs the difference between release and relish

is that release is to let go (of); to cease to hold or contain or release can be to lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back while relish is (obsolete|intransitive) to taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.

release

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) relaisser (variant of relascher).

Noun

(en noun)
  • The event of setting (someone or something) free (e.g. hostages, slaves, prisoners, caged animals, hooked or stuck mechanisms).
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Charles T. Ambrose
  • , title= Alzheimer’s Disease , volume=101, issue=3, page=200, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.}}
  • (software) The distribution of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product; the distribution can be both public or private.
  • Anything recently released or made available (as for sale).
  • That which is released, untied or let go.
  • Derived terms
    * prerelease * release notes * release from requirement * software release * release process

    Verb

    (releas)
  • To let go (of); to cease to hold or contain.
  • To make available to the public.
  • To free or liberate; to set free.
  • To discharge.
  • (telephone) (of a call) To hang up.
  • (legal) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit.
  • To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
  • to release an ordinance
    (Hooker)
  • (soccer) To set up; to provide with a goal-scoring opportunity
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 13, author=Sam Lyon, work=BBC
  • , title= Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Arsenal , passage=With the Gunners far too lightweight in midfield, Mikel Arteta dropped back into a deeper-lying role. This freed Yossi Benayoun to go further forward, a move that helped forge a rare Arsenal chance on 30 minutes when the Israeli released Van Persie, only for the Dutchman's snap-shot to be tipped around the post.}}
    Antonyms
    * hold

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (releas)
  • To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
  • relish

    English

    (wikipedia relish)

    Noun

    (es)
  • A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 12.
  • A Laplander or Negro has no notion of the relish of wine.
  • * Milton
  • Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained / From this delightful fruit, nor known till now / True relish , tasting.
  • * Addison
  • When liberty is gone, / Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish .
  • Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • It preserves some relish of old writing.
  • A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
  • * Macaulay
  • a relish for whatever was excellent in arts
  • * Cowper
  • I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be judicious.
  • That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
  • A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment.
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  • In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (es)
  • (obsolete) To taste; to have a specified taste or flavour.
  • *, II.3.3:
  • honourable enterprises are accompanied with dangers and damages, as experience evinceth; they will make the rest of thy life relish the better.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits.
  • * Woodward
  • A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature.
  • To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeable, to make appetizing.
  • * Dryden
  • a sav'ry bit that served to relish wine
  • To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in.
  • He relishes their time together.
    I don't relish the idea of going out tonight.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Now I begin to relish thy advice.
  • * Atterbury
  • He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honours which he enjoys.

    Synonyms

    * appreciate * delight in * enjoy * like * revel