- dis·chargedischarge (verb) · discharges (third person present) · discharged (past tense) · discharged (past participle) · discharging (present participle)
- 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.
- release (someone) from the custody or restraint of the law:"he ordered that 1,671 prisoners of war be discharged from prison"
- relieve (a juror or jury) from serving in a case:"if the jury cannot agree, it should be discharged"
- allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined:"industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers" · "the overflow should discharge in an obvious place"
- (of an orifice or diseased tissue) emit (pus, mucus, or other liquid):"the swelling will eventually break down and discharge pus" · "the eyes and nose began to discharge"
- physicsrelease 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" · "batteries have a tendency to discharge slowly"
- (of a person) fire (a gun or missile):"when you shoot you can discharge as many barrels as you wish"
- (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" · "ninety ships were waiting to discharge"
- (of a person) allow (an emotion) to be released:"he discharged his resentment in the harmless form of memoirs"
- do all that is required to fulfill (a responsibility) or perform (a duty):"the bank had failed to discharge its supervisory duties"
- pay off (a debt or other financial claim):"the executor must discharge the funeral expenses"
- law(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"
- lawrelieve (a bankrupt) of liability.
discharge (noun) · discharges (plural noun)- the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from a job:"he failed a drug test and was given a dishonorable discharge" · "his discharge from the hospital"
- an act of releasing someone from the custody or restraint of the law:"four days in jail and one year conditional discharge"
- the action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance:"those germs might lead to vaginal discharge"
- a substance that has been discharged:"large volumes of sewage discharge" · "environmental damage from toxic chemical discharges"
- physicsthe 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" · "sounds like discharges of artillery"
- the action of unloading a ship of its cargo or passengers:"freight for discharge"
- 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"
- the payment of a debt or other financial claim:"money paid in discharge of a claim"
- lawthe action of relieving a bankrupt from residual liability:"machinery to rehabilitate the bankrupt through the process of discharge"
- lawthe action of canceling an order of a court:"an application for discharge of a supervision order"
OriginMiddle 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).Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- allow (a liquid, gas, or other substance) to flow out from where it has been confined:
- do all that is required to fulfill (a responsibility) or perform (a duty):
noun- the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from a job:
- an act of releasing someone from the custody or restraint of the law:
- the action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance:
- a substance that has been discharged:
- the action of firing a gun or missile:
- the action of unloading a ship of its cargo or passengers:
- the action of doing all that is required to fulfill a responsibility or perform a duty:
- the payment of a debt or other financial claim:
- the action of relieving a bankrupt from residual liability:
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- Discharge can be defined as1234:
- To release, as from confinement, care, or duty.
- To let go; empty out.
- To pour forth; emit.
- To relieve of a charge, load, or burden.
- To relieve of a charge or load; unload.
- To release or send away.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.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.www.thefreedictionary.com/dischargedis·charge dis-ˈchärj ˈdis-ˌchärj discharged; discharging; discharges Synonyms of discharge transitive verb 1 : to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dischargeverb (used with object), dis·charged, dis·charg·ing. to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.www.dictionary.com/browse/dischargedis•charge /v. dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; n. ˈdɪstʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/ v., -charged, -charg•ing, n. v. to release or send away:[ ~ + object (+ from + object)] They discharged him from prison.www.wordreference.com/definition/discharge Discharge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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