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verb
- 1. tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.
- 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 Opposite
noun
- 1. the action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police: "referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital" Similar Opposite
- 2. the action of discharging a liquid, gas, or other substance: "those germs might lead to vaginal discharge" Similar
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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.
The meaning of DISCHARGE is to relieve of a charge, load, or burden. How to use discharge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Discharge.
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.
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.
[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.
[formal] ...the quiet competence with which he discharged his many college duties. [VERB noun] Synonyms: carry out, perform, fulfil, accomplish More Synonyms of discharge. 3. verb. If someone discharges a debt, they pay it. [formal] The goods will be sold for a fraction of their value in order to discharge the debt. [VERB noun]
[countable] the act of allowing somebody to leave prison or court. He was given an absolute discharge but banned from driving for twelve months. see also conditional discharge. of duty. [uncountable] the act of performing a task or a duty or of paying money that is owed. the discharge of debts/obligations.