Discharge Definition
dĭs-chärj
discharged, discharges, discharging
verb
discharged, discharges, discharging
To relieve of or release from something that burdens or confines.
Webster's New World
To release or remove (that by which one is burdened or confined)
Webster's New World
To be released or thrown off.
Webster's New World
To let go; empty out.
A train discharging commuters.
American Heritage
To pour forth; emit.
A vent discharging steam.
American Heritage
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noun
discharges
A discharging or being discharged.
Webster's New World
The act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon.
American Heritage
A flowing out or pouring forth; emission; secretion.
A discharge of pus.
American Heritage
The amount or rate of emission or ejection.
American Heritage
That which is discharged, as pus from a sore.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Discharge
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Middle English dischargen from Old French deschargier from Vulgar Latin discarricāre to unload Latin dis- dis- Latin carricāre to load charge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman descharger, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricō.
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