discharge

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of releasing or expelling something, especially a liquid or gas, from the body.

  - "After the surgery, the patient was discharged from the hospital."
  - "The river discharges a large amount of water into the sea."

• Noun

  An official release or dismissal from a job or position.

  - "The company announced mass layoffs and discharges."
  - "He was given an honorable discharge from the military."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

firing , fire , let go , terminate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with discharge
charge , arrange , arrange , rearrange , engage , enrage

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Discharge (Scots) : A payment or settlement of a debt
   

2. Discharge (Legal) : A formal release or dismissal from military service
   

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Variants

List of all variants of discharge that leads to same result
discharge , dischargeable , discharged , dischargee , dischargees , discharger , dischargers , discharges , discharging , discharge lamp , discharge lamps , discharge tube , discharge tubes , brush discharge , brush discharges , glow discharge , glow discharges , dishonorable discharge , pre-discharge , predischarge

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Forms

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Discharges can be past tense and past participle of the verb 'discharge'., The plural form of discharge is 'discharges'., Comparative and superlative forms of the adjective 'discharged' are 'more discharged' and 'most discharged'.

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Etymology

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Old English 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and 'charg' meaning 'load' or 'burden'. The word originally referred to the act of unloading a ship.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'discharge' is also used in the field of electricity to describe the flow of electric current.

2. The largest single discharge of water from a dam occurred at the Itaipu Dam in Brazil in 1990, with a volume of over 130,000 cubic meters per second.

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Related Concepts

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1. Excretion: The process of eliminating waste products from the body, which can include discharge.

2. Discharge summary: A medical document that outlines a patient's treatment and condition at the time of discharge from a hospital or healthcare facility.

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Culture

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In literature, 'discharge' has been used to describe the release of emotions, such as anger or grief. In art, discharge can refer to the removal of paint from a canvas, leaving a blank area. In music, a discharge can refer to a sudden, intense burst of sound.

How to Memorize "discharge"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a liquid or gas being released from a container or the body.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of releasing or expelling something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Discharge: Displacing Charges And Releasing Energy' to remember the meaning of the word.

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