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 [v. dis-chahrj; n. dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj]   Origin

dis·charge

   [v. dis-chahrj; n. dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj] verb, -charged, -charg·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
2.
to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York.
3.
to fire or shoot (a firearm or missile): to discharge a gun.
4.
to pour forth; emit: to discharge oil; to discharge a stream of invective.
5.
to relieve oneself of (an obligation, burden, etc.).
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6.
to relieve of obligation, responsibility, etc.
7.
to fulfill, perform, or execute (a duty, function, etc.).
8.
to relieve or deprive of office, employment, etc.; dismiss from service.
9.
to release, send away, or allow to go (often followed by from): The children were discharged early from school. They discharged him from prison.
10.
to pay (a debt).
11.
Law.
a.
to release (a defendant, especially one under confinement).
b.
to release (a bankrupt) from former debts.
c.
to cancel (a contract).
d.
to release (bail).
12.
(in a legislative body) to order (a committee) to cease further consideration of a bill so that it can be voted on.
13.
Electricity. to rid (a battery, capacitor, etc.) of a charge of electricity.
14.
Dyeing. to free from a dye, as by chemical bleaching.
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verb (used without object)
15.
to get rid of a burden or load.
16.
to deliver a charge or load.
17.
to pour forth.
18.
to go off or fire, as a firearm or missile.
19.
to blur or run, as a color or dye.
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20.
Electricity. to lose or give up a charge of electricity.
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noun
21.
the act of discharging a ship, load, etc.
22.
the act of firing a weapon, as an arrow by drawing and releasing the string of the bow, or a gun by exploding the charge of powder.
23.
a sending or coming forth, as of water from a pipe; ejection; emission.
24.
the rate or amount of such issue.
25.
something sent forth or emitted.
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26.
a relieving, ridding, or getting rid of something of the nature of a charge.
27.
Law.
a.
an acquittal or exoneration.
b.
an annulment, as of a court order.
c.
the freeing of one held under legal process.
28.
a relieving or being relieved of obligation or liability; fulfillment of an obligation.
29.
the payment of a debt.
30.
a release or dismissal, as from prison, an office, or employment.
31.
a certificate of such a release or a certificate of release from obligation or liability.
32.
the act or process of ordering a legislative committee to cease further consideration of a bill so that it can be voted on.
33.
Military.
a.
the separation of a person from military service.
b.
a certificate of such separation.
34.
Electricity.
a.
the removal or transference of an electric charge, as by the conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy.
b.
the equalization of a difference of potential, as between two terminals.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English deschargen < Anglo-French descharger, Old French < Late Latin discarricāre, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + carricāre to load; see charge

Related forms
dis·charge·a·ble, adjective
dis·charg·er, noun
non·dis·charg·ing, adjective, noun
pre·dis·charge, noun
pre·dis·charge, verb (used with object), -charged, -charg·ing.
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re·dis·charge, verb, -charged, -charg·ing.
un·dis·charge·a·ble, adjective
un·dis·charged, adjective
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Synonyms
1. unburden, disburden. 4. expel, eject, exude. 6. See release. 7. See perform. 8. cashier, fire, remove. 9. dismiss, expel. 10. settle, liquidate. 22. detonation, shooting. 28. execution, performance.

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Word Origin & History

discharge
early 14c., from O.Fr. deschargier "unload," from L.L. discarricare, from dis- "do the opposite of" + carricare "load." The electrical sense is first attested 1748. Related: Discharged.
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Medical Dictionary

discharge dis·charge (dĭs-chärj')
v. dis·charged, dis·charg·ing, dis·charg·es

  1. To emit a substance, as by excretion or secretion.

  2. To release a patient from custody or care.

  3. To generate an electrical impulse. Used of a neuron.

n. (dĭs'chärj', dĭs-chärj')

  1. The act of releasing, emitting, or secreting.

  2. A substance that is excreted or secreted.

  3. The generation of an electrical impulse by a neuron.

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Science Dictionary
discharge   (dĭs-chärj')  Pronunciation Key 
Noun  

  1. The conversion of chemical energy to electric energy within a storage battery.

  2. A flow of electricity in a dielectric, especially in a rarefied gas.

  3. A flowing out or pouring forth, as of a bodily fluid; emission or secretion.

  4. A substance or material that is released, emitted, or excreted, especially from the body.


Verb  

  1. To undergo or cause the release of stored energy or electric charge, as from a battery or capacitor.

  2. To release, emit, or excrete a substance, especially from the body.


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