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discharge

British pronunciation/dɪstʃˈɑːdʒ/
American pronunciation/ˈdɪsˌtʃɑɹdʒ/, /dɪsˈtʃɑɹdʒ/
to discharge
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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2

go off or discharge

synonyms : fire
go off
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3

to allow a patient to leave the hospital because they have recovered and no longer need to receive inpatient care

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4

pour forth or release

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5

complete or carry out

synonyms : complete
dispatch
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6

eliminate (a substance)

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7

remove the charge from

antonyms : charge
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8

free from obligations or duties

synonyms : free
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9

become empty or void of its content

synonyms : empty
antonyms : fill
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10

to make someone leave the armed forces or police or give someone official permission for it

synonyms : muster out
antonyms : enlist
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11

cause to go off

synonyms : fire
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12

remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

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13

(of a wound or body part) to slowly release an infectious liquid, called pus

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Discharge
[NOUN]
1

the sudden giving off of energy

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2

the act of venting

synonyms : venting
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3

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

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4

any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

synonyms : emission
expelling
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5

a substance that is emitted or released

synonyms : emission
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6

the act of discharging a gun

synonyms : firing
firing off
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7

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

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8

a formal written statement of relinquishment

synonyms : release
waiver
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9

the pouring forth of a fluid

synonyms : outpouring
run
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Examples
1When a student goes AWOL repeatedly, the Principal determines the appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including recommendation for discharge.
2-Without objection, the committee is discharged.
3-Without objection, the committee is discharged.
4Textile industries annually discharge as much as 56 million tons of waste and 0.5 million tons of sludge.
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