releasable

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adjective

Capable of, or suitable for, release.

OriginEnglish release ← Middle English relesen ← Old French relaisser →
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Meanings

adjectivereleasable (comparative more releasable, superlative most releasable)

comparative more releasable · superlative most releasable

  1. Capable of, or suitable for, release.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  6. Latinlaxus
  7. Latinlaxō
  8. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  9. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  10. Old Frenchlaschier
  11. Old Frenchrelaschier
  12. Old Frenchrelaisser
  13. Middle Englishrelesen
  14. Englishrelease
  15. Englishreleasable

From release + -able.

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Translations

German lösbar, freizugebend
  • lösbarcapable of, or suitable for, release
  • freizugebendcapable of, or suitable for, release
  • freigebbarcapable of, or suitable for, release

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

resealable
Cite this entry
APA

releasable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/releasable

MLA

“releasable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/releasable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “releasable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/releasable.

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