Antonyms for discharge

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : verb dis-chahrj; noun dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj

Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; noun ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ

Definition of discharge

Origin : early 14c., "to exempt, exonerate, release," from Old French deschargier (12c., Modern French décharger) "to unload, discharge," from Late Latin discarricare, from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + carricare "load" (see charge (v.)).
Meaning "to unload, to free from" is late 14c. Of weapons, from 1550s. The electrical sense is first attested 1748. Meaning "to fulfill, to perform one's duties" is from c.1400. Related: Discharged; discharging.

noun setting free
noun dismissal from responsibility
noun detonation
noun pouring forth
noun unloading
noun carrying out of responsibility
noun payment of debt
verb set free
verb dismiss from responsibility
verb detonate weapon
verb pour forth
verb unload
verb carry out responsibility
verb pay, settle debt
verb invalidate agreement

Example sentences :

"Discharge the boy from your employment," said his wife, promptly.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

So I am to report my discharge to you, and ask you for my wages.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

The discharge is proportional to the square root of the pressure.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

Lighters were brought alongside, and we began to discharge our flour into them.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

But I discharge you of it; at least, while I have the happiness of nearer and dearer relations.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

They were bold and faithful in the discharge of what they regarded as duty.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

He immediately removed to Cleveland and entered on the discharge of his duties.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

He had been seen to start at the discharge, as if the report had frightened him.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

If I did not discharge it, I should be a base and guilty wretch.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

And it is a pity, all the same, because I was to be married when I got my discharge.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for discharge

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