discharge
Cross references:
1. free 2. perform
1. dis.charge \dis(h)-'cha:rj, 'dis(h)-.\ \-*-b*l\ \(.)dis(h)-.cha:r-'je-\
\dis(h)-'cha:r-j*r, 'dis(h)-.\ vb [ME dischargen, fr. MF descharger, fr. LL
discarricare, fr. L] dis- + LL carricare to load 1: to relieve of a charge,
load, or burden : 1a: UNLOAD 1b: to release from an obligation 2a: to
let go : clear out 2b: SHOOT {~ an arrow} 2c: to release from
confinement, custody, or care {~ a prisoner} 2d: to give outlet or vent to
: EMIT 3a1: to dismiss from employment 3a2: to release from serivce or
duty {~ a soldier} 3b: to get rid of (as a debt) by paying : FULFILL 3c:
to set aside : ANNUL 3d: to order (a legislative committee) to end
consideration of a bill in o rder to bring it before the house for action
4a: to receive and distribute (as the weight of a wall above an opening)
4b: to relieve from the weight of a wall 5: to bleach out or remove (color
or dye) in dyeing and printing textiles 6: to cancel the record of the
loan of (a library book) upon return 1: to throw off or deliver a load,
charge, or burden 2a: to go off : FIRE 2b: RUN {some dyes ~} 2c: to emit
or give vent to fluid or other contents - dis.charge.able aj
2. dis.charge \'dis(h)-.cha:rj, dis(h)-'\ n 1a: the act of relieving of
something that oppresses : RELEASE 1b: something that discharges or
releases; esp : a certification of release or payment 2: the state or fact
of being discharged or relieved 3: the act of discharging or unloading 4:
legal release from confinement 5: a firing off 6a: a flowing or issuing
out; also : a rate of flow 6b: something that is emitted 7: the act of
removing an obligation or liability 8a: release or dismissal esp. from an
office or employment 8b: complete separation from military service 9: the
equalization of a difference of electric potential between two point s
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