Pass on
Pass on verb - To stop living.
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Both terms in one sentence
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They were supposed to acquire a ruby from their father, which would make the winner the new king and release the ghosts, but with all seven dead
Thankfully, Tristan, being Una's son, turns out to be eligible and they're able to pass on.
Source: Film / Stardust - The popular consensus is that the undead army was not magically compelled to obey Aragorn, but did so voluntarily as he was the only one who could release them to pass on to a more standard afterlife.
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Release and Pass on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pass_on/release
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