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Words with a similar base: discharge, electric_discharge

'discharge'

[discharge.n.01] as in: the sudden giving off of energy

'discharge'

[discharge.n.02] as in: the act of venting

'discharge'

[discharge.n.03] as in: a substance that is emitted or released

'discharge'

[discharge.n.04] as in: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

Examples:
the discharge of pus

'discharge'

[discharge.n.05] as in: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

'discharge'

[discharge.n.06] as in: the pouring forth of a fluid

'discharge'

[dismissal.n.04] as in: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

'discharge'

[release.n.11] as in: a formal written statement of relinquishment

'discharge'

[discharge.n.09] as in: the act of discharging a gun

'discharge'

[dispatch.v.02] as in: complete or carry out

Examples:
discharge one's duties

'discharge'

[discharge.v.02] as in: pour forth or release

Examples:
discharge liquids

'discharge'

[free.v.06] as in: free from obligations or duties

'discharge'

[discharge.v.04] as in: remove the charge from

'discharge'

[fire.v.05] as in: go off or discharge

Examples:
The gun fired

'discharge'

[acquit.v.01] as in: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Examples:
The suspect was cleared of the murder charges

'discharge'

[exhaust.v.05] as in: eliminate (a substance)

Examples:
combustion products are exhausted in the engine
the plant releases a gas

'discharge'

[drop.v.08] as in: leave or unload

Examples:
unload the cargo
drop off the passengers at the hotel

'discharge'

[fire.v.02] as in: cause to go off

Examples:
fire a gun
fire a bullet

'discharge'

[discharge.v.10] as in: release from military service

'discharge'

[empty.v.02] as in: become empty or void of its content

Examples:
The room emptied

Origins

					discharge (English)
└── descharger (Anglo-Norman)
    └── deschargier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        ├── chargier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        │   └── carricare (Latin)
        │       └── carrus (Latin)
        └── discarricō (Latin)