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Synonyms for discharged

Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb dis-chahrj; noun dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj
Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; noun ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ

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Définition of discharged

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.
  • adj dismissed
  • adj fulfilled
Example sentences :
  • If I am discharged I think I can manage to pick up a living somehow.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • But he may prejudice his father against you, and get you discharged.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Next day, the discharged man and the second mate were pressed.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Captain Johnston had the matter explained, and he discharged the mate.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • On these grounds he was discharged, and the judge took the umbrella.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
  • We discharged, took in a new cargo, and sailed for home in due time.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Otherwise he would not have discharged his men before the fourth gallery was begun.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • When he saw this, he discharged his workers—And yet, it may be nothing of importance after all.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He had been discharged from prison, but his sons were still confined.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The sudden fall made it go off, and the last ball was discharged in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
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