unrelease

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verb

To undo the release of; to withdraw.

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Meanings

verbunrelease (third-person singular simple present unreleases, present participle unreleasing, simple past and past participle unreleased)

present singular third person unreleases · participle present unreleasing · participle past unreleased · past unreleased

  1. raretransitiveTo undo the release of; to withdraw.

    The same method can be used to unrelease a version.

    2011, Jobin Kuruvilla, JIRA Development Cookbook
    1 more example

    Sébastien Togneri, the director of parliamentary affairs for the Minister of Public Works, had ordered an access to information manager to “unrelease” most of the report just as it was being mailed out to Beeby.

    2012, Mike Larsen, Kevin Walby, Brokering Access

Origin

From un- + release.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

unrelease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrelease

MLA

“unrelease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrelease. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrelease,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrelease.

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