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   dis·charge

   verb

   • 1. tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.
   • ▪ send (a patient) out of the hospital because they are judged fit to go home: "Mark was taken away in an ambulance but later discharged"
   • ▪ dismiss or release (someone) from a job, especially from service in the armed forces or police. Similar dismissremoveejectexpeldeprive of officeget rid ofthrow outoustlet gogive someone noticelay offmake redundantcashierinformal:sackgive someone the sackfireaxesend packinggive someone the bootboot outgive someone their cardsgive someone their marching ordersgive someone the heave-hogive someone the pushgive someone the bulletshow someone the doorturf outOpposite recruitengage
   • ▪ release (someone) from the custody or restraint of the law: "he ordered that 1,671 prisoners of war be discharged from prison" Similar releaseliberatefreeset freelet golet outallow to leaveset/let/turn looseacquitclearabsolvepardonexoneratereprieveexculpatedeliverspareexemptemancipateinformal:let off (the hook)historical:manumitOpposite imprison
   • ▪ relieve (a juror or jury) from serving in a case: "if the jury cannot agree, it should be discharged"
   • 2. allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined: "industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers" Similar send outpourreleaseejectemitlet outvoidissuedispensegive offexudeexcreteoozeleakgushjetextravasateliterary:disembogueOpposite absorb
   • ▪ (of an orifice or diseased tissue) emit (pus, mucus, or other liquid): "the swelling will eventually break down and discharge pus"
   • ▪ release or neutralize the electric charge of (an electric field, battery, or other object): "the electrostatic field that builds up on a monitor screen can be discharged"
   • ▪ (of a person) fire (a gun or missile): "when you shoot you can discharge as many barrels as you wish" Similar fireshootlet offset offloose offtriggerexplodedetonate
   • ▪ (of a firearm) be fired: "there was a dull thud as the gun discharged"
   • ▪ unload (cargo or passengers) from a ship: "the ferry was discharging passengers" Similar unloadoffloademptyunburdendisburdenremoverelievedeliverdepositput offrare:unladeOpposite load
   • ▪ (of a person) allow (an emotion) to be released: "he discharged his resentment in the harmless form of memoirs"
   • 3. do all that is required to fulfill (a responsibility) or perform (a duty): "the bank had failed to discharge its supervisory duties" Similar carry outperformconductdocompleteaccomplishachievefulfillexecuteimplementdispatchbring offbring abouteffectobserveabide bystand byrare:effectuate
   • ▪ pay off (a debt or other financial claim): "the executor must discharge the funeral expenses" Similar paypay offpay in fullsettle (up)clearhonormeetliquidatesatisfydefraymake goodinformal:square
   • 4. (of a judge or court) cancel (an order of a court): "the court may discharge a care order on the application of the child"
   • ▪ cancel (a contract) because of completion or breach: "an existing mortgage to be discharged on completion"
   • ▪ release (a party) from a contract or obligation: "the insurer is discharged from liability from the day of breach" Similar releaseliberatefreeset freelet golet outallow to leaveset/let/turn looseacquitclearabsolvepardonexoneratereprieveexculpatedeliverspareexemptemancipateinformal:let off (the hook)historical:manumitOpposite imprison
   • ▪ relieve (a bankrupt) of liability.

   noun

   • 1. the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from a job: "he failed a drug test and was given a dishonorable discharge" Similar dismissalreleaseremovalejectionoustingexpulsioncongécashieringinformal:the sackfiringaxingthe axethe bootone's marching ordersthe heave-hothe pushthe bulletOpposite recruitment
   • ▪ an act of releasing someone from the custody or restraint of the law: "four days in jail and one year conditional discharge" Similar releaseliberationacquittalclearanceclearingabsolutionpardonexonerationreprieveamnestyexculpationinformal:let-offletting offhistorical:manumissionOpposite conviction
   • 2. the action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance: "those germs might lead to vaginal discharge" Similar leakleakingemissionreleaseexudingoozingexcretionejectionemptyingvoidingvoidanceliterary:disemboguing
   • ▪ a substance that has been discharged: "large volumes of sewage discharge" Similar emissionsecretionexcretionexudateeffusionflowoozeseepagesuppurationpusmatter
   • ▪ the release of electricity from a charged object: "slow discharge of a condenser is fundamental to oscillatory circuits"
   • ▪ a flow of electricity through air or other gas, especially when accompanied by emission of light: "a sizzling discharge between sky and turret"
   • ▪ the action of firing a gun or missile: "a police permit for discharge of an air gun" Similar shotshootingfiringdischargingexplosiondetonationblastcrackbangpopreportburstvolleysalvofusilladebarragegunfire
   • ▪ the action of unloading a ship of its cargo or passengers: "freight for discharge" Similar unloadingoffloadingunburdeningdisburdeningremovalremovingrelievingemptyingdeliveringdepositrare:unladingOpposite loading
   • 3. the action of doing all that is required to fulfill a responsibility or perform a duty: "directors must use skill in the discharge of their duties" Similar carrying outperformanceperformingconductdoingcompletionaccomplishmentachievementfulfillmentexecutionimplementationdispatcheffectuationobservance
   • ▪ the payment of a debt or other financial claim: "money paid in discharge of a claim" Similar paymentrepaymentpaying (off)settlementsettling (up)clearanceclearinghonoringmeetingliquidationdefrayingmaking goodinformal:squaring
   • ▪ the action of relieving a bankrupt from residual liability: "machinery to rehabilitate the bankrupt through the process of discharge"
   • 4. the action of canceling an order of a court: "an application for discharge of a supervision order"

   Word Origin 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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. dischargeable adjective

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   The meaning of DISCHARGE is to relieve of a charge, load, or burden. How to use discharge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Discharge.

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   DISCHARGE definition: 1. to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   Discharge definition: to relieve of a charge or load; unload. See examples of DISCHARGE used in a sentence.

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   Jun 14, 2024 · discharge (third-person singular simple present discharges, present participle discharging, simple past and past participle discharged) To accomplish or complete, as an obligation. To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.

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   To discharge is to fire a gun or an employee, or to set someone free from a hospital or jail. You'd probably like being discharged from jail, but not from your job, unless you really hate it. As a verb, discharge is “to release,” and as a noun, it refers to the act of or setting free.

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   dis·charge. (dĭs-chärj′) v. dis·charged, dis·charg·ing, dis·charg·es. v.tr. 1. a. To release, as from confinement, care, or duty: discharge a patient; discharge a soldier. b. To let go; empty out: a train discharging commuters. c. To pour forth; emit: a vent discharging steam. d. To shoot: discharge a pistol. 2. To remove from office or employment.

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   [VERB noun] Synonyms: pay, meet, clear, settle More Synonyms of discharge. 4. verb. If something is discharged from inside a place, it comes out. [formal] The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea. [be VERB-ed preposition] The bird had trouble breathing and was discharging blood from the nostrils. [VERB noun preposition]

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdischarge verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [transitive, often passive] to allow somebody to leave hospital because they are well enough to leave. be discharged (from something) Patients were being discharged from the hospital too early. All the people involved in the accident have now been discharged from hospital.

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    DISCHARGE definition: 1. to allow someone to leave a hospital or prison, or to order or allow someone to leave an…. Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdischarge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    noun. /ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/ /ˈdɪstʃɑːrdʒ/ (formal) of liquid/gas. [uncountable, countable] the action of releasing a substance such as a liquid or gas; a substance that comes out from inside somewhere. a ban on the discharge of toxic waste. nasal/vaginal discharge (= from the nose/ vagina) discharge from something a thick discharge from the nose.