Topic: ELECTRICITY
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | descharger, from Late Latin carricare 'to load' |
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dis‧charge1
1 to officially allow someone to leave somewhere, especially the hospital or the army, navy etc, or to tell them that they must leave : Hospitals now tend to discharge patients earlier than in the past. The judge discharged the jury.
send somebody away
[transitive]MHHospitals now tend to discharge patients earlier than in the past.The judge discharged the jury. discharge somebody from something Several of the recruits were discharged from the Army due to medical problems.
Several of the recruits were discharged from the Army due to medical problems. conditionally discharge somebody British English (=let someone leave prison if they obey particular rules) Dunning was conditionally discharged for two years.
Dunning was conditionally discharged for two years.2 to send out gas, liquid, smoke etc, or to allow it to escape
gas/liquid/smoke etc
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]3 to fire a gun or shoot an arrow etc : A soldier accidentally discharged his weapon.
shoot
[transitive]PMW formalA soldier accidentally discharged his weapon.4 to do or pay what you have a duty to do or pay
duty/responsibility/debt etc
[transitive] formalPGO discharge your duties/responsibilities/obligations etc The trustees failed to discharge their duties properly.
The trustees failed to discharge their duties properly.5 if a piece of electrical equipment discharges, or if it is discharged, it sends out electricity
electricity
[intransitive and transitive]TEE6 if a wound or body part discharges a substance such as pus (=infected liquid), the substance slowly comes out of it
a wound
[intransitive and transitive]MI7 to take goods or passengers off a ship, plane etc
