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opagates praise, or is the instrument of propagating it. Shak. That great politician was pleased to have the greatest wit of those times . . . to be the trumpet of his praises. Dryden.

to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to. Thus far to try thee, Adam, I was pleased. Milton. Thomas Paine (1776)

will come to laugh at you again. Denham . Every one has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. Collier.

To remove or release from a barrel or barrels.

To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.

To loose, or release, from, or as from, a cage.

person; an uncertain breeze. O woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! Sir W. Scott.

To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to disenchant. Beau. & Fl.

To release from a cloister, or from confinement or seclusion; to set free; to liberate.

To release from a coffle.

To separate, as substances in combination; to release from combination or union. [R.] Daniel.

To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.

To let or lease at second hand; to sublet.

A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another.

To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

To cease to hold; to unhand; to release. [Obs.] Otway.

To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.

To release from confinement or restraint. Keats.

To recover or release from the state of being monopolized. [R.] Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton.

To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens another's water." Blackstone.