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Discharge
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Discharge
/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/
To release someone or something from a confined or restricted state.
Synonyms:
release
free
emit
dismiss
expel
Antonyms:
retain
hold
confine
Examples:
'Already
discharged
, is he?' returned Wegg, surprised.
"Two men – and they have killed ten in two
discharges
!
"He'll
discharge
me!
Etymology:
Derived from the Old French
descharger
, which comes from the Late Latin
dis-+
carricare', meaning to unload.
Usage Statistics:
33 mentions per 1 million words
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