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Meaning of discharge in English
Pronunciation
/dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/
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Verb
discharge
Etymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘relieve of an obligation’): from Old French descharger, from late Latin discarricare‘unload’, from dis- (expressing reversal) + carricare‘to load’ (see charge)
Definitions
1.
complete or carry out
Examples
« discharge one's duties »
2.
pour forth or release
Examples
« discharge liquids »
3.
eliminate (substances) from the body
4.
free from obligations or duties
5.
remove the charge from
Antonyms
charge
6.
go off or discharge
Examples
« The gun fired »
7.
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Examples
« The suspect was cleared of the murder charges »
Antonyms
convict
8.
leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
9.
cause to go off
Examples
« fire a gun »
« fire a bullet »
10.
release from military service
Antonyms
enlist
draft
muster in
11.
become empty or void of its content
Examples
« The room emptied »
Antonyms
fill
fill up
Noun
discharge
Definitions
1.
the sudden giving off of energy
2.
the act of venting
3.
a substance that is emitted or released
4.
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Examples
« the discharge of pus »
5.
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
6.
the pouring forth of a fluid
7.
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
8.
a formal written statement of relinquishment
9.
the act of discharging a gun