Let and Release

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Release and let are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Release" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Let and release are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Let" instead a verb "Release".

Nearby Words: released, releasing

power	let power	release power
attack	let attack	release attack
people	let people	release people
bunch	let bunch	release bunch
Other words: system, army, show, time, game, book, everyone, powers.

Released to Elsewhere: Officially, Pokémon the Mob accidentally release on the PC are just let go, but fanart and fanon frequently interprets these events as deletions instead, or as "release" being a euphemism for "kill".

Source: Lets Play / Twitch Plays Pokémon
You want me to release two known criminals, give them an incredibly powerful vehicle, and let them trash history so that I, Darkwarrior Duck, will never even exist?

Source: Let Me Get This Straight
There's a good reason why players using the Mission Architect vastly prefer to use the old "release the captive and let them find their own way out" option instead of "escort back to the entrance".

Source: Door to Before

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