discharge

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman descharger, from Old French deschargier, from Late Latin discarricō.

Pronunciation

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pronunciations

(RP) (verb) enPR: dĭschäj', IPA: /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/, SAMPA: /dIs"tSA:dZ/ (noun) enPR: dĭs'chäj, IPA: /ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/, SAMPA: /"dIstSA:dZ/ (US) (verb) enPR: dĭschärj', IPA: /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/, SAMPA: /dIs"tSArdZ/ (noun) enPR: dĭs'chärj, IPA: /ˈdɪstʃɑrdʒ/, SAMPA: /"dIstSArdZ/

Verb

discharge (third-person singular simple present discharges, present participle discharging, simple past and past participle discharged)

1. To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
2. To expel or let go.
3. (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
4. (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
5. (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
6. To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
   • 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV

     I ran forward, discharging my pistol into the creature's body in an effort to force it to relinquish its prey; but I might as profitably have shot at the sun.

7. To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
8. To unload a ship or another means of transport.

Translations

to accomplish or complete, as an obligation

Bulgarian: изпълнявам (bg) Finnish: täyttää (fi) Russian: выплачивать (ru) impf., выплатить (ru) (výplatit’) pf. a debt, выполнять (ru) (vypolnját’) impf., выполнить (ru) (výpolnit’) pf., осуществлять (ru) (osuščestvlját’) impf., осуществить (ru) (osuščestvít’) pf.

Swedish: klarera (sv)

to expel or let go

Bulgarian: освобождавам (bg), изпускам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 排放 (cmn) (páifàng); 釋放 (cmn), 释放 (cmn) (shìfàng); 免職 (cmn), 免职 (cmn) (miǎnzhí)

Finnish: päästää (fi) Russian: освобождать (ru) (osvoboždát’) impf., освободить (ru) (osvobodít’) pf. from a jail, увольнять (ru) (uvol’nját’) impf., уволить (ru) (uvólit’) pf. Turkish: tahliye etmek (2)

(electricity) the act of releasing an accumulated charge

Bulgarian: разреждам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 放電 (cmn), 放电 (cmn) (fàngdiàn) Dutch: ontladen (nl)

Finnish: purkautua (fi), purkaa (fi) Japanese: 放電する (hōden-suru) Norwegian: utlade (no) Russian: разряжать (ru) (razrjažát’) impf., разрядить (ru) (razrjadít’) pf.

(medicine) to release (an inpatient) from hospital

Bulgarian: изписвам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 使出院 (cmn) (shǐchū yuàn)

Finnish: päästää (fi), lähettää (fi) Norwegian: utskrive (no) Russian: выписывать (ru) (vypísyvat’) impf., выписать (ru) (výpisat’) pf.

(military) to release (a member of the armed forces) from service

Bulgarian: уволнявам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 釋放 (cmn), 释放 (cmn) (shìfàng); 使退役 (cmn) (shǐ tuì yì), 使退伍 (cmn) (shǐ tuì wǔ)

Finnish: vapauttaa (fi) Russian: демобилизовывать (ru) (demobilizóvyvat’) impf., демобилизовать (ru) (demobilizovát’) pf. Scottish Gaelic: cuir à dreuchd (gd)

to operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling)

Bulgarian: изстрелвам (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 發射 (cmn), 发射 (cmn) (fāshè)

Finnish: laukaista (fi) Japanese: 発射する (ja) (はっしゃする, hassha-surú) Russian: запускать (ru) (zapuskát') impf., запустить (ru) (zapustít') pf.

to stop using (an auxiliary assumption)

unload

Finnish: purkaa (fi) Norwegian: losse (no)

Romanian: descărca (ro) Scottish Gaelic: di-luchdaich (gd)

Noun

discharge (countable and uncountable; plural discharges)

Wikipedia

1. (medicine) (uncountable) pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology
2. the act of accomplishing (an obligation)
3. the act of expelling or letting go
4. (electricity) the act of releasing an accumulated charge
5. (medicine) the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital
6. (military) the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service
7. (hydrology) the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second)

Translations

pus or exudate from a wound or orifice

Chinese: See Mandarin Mandarin: 流出 (cmn)

Russian: выпускание (vypuskánije) n., выделение (vyd'el'énije) n., сукровица (sukrovíca) f. serum discharge

act of accomplishing (an obligation)

Bulgarian: изпълнение (bg) n. Russian: выплата (výplata) f. of a debt, выполнение (vypoln'énije) n., исполнение (ispoln'énije) n., осуществление (osuščestvl'énije) n.

Scottish Gaelic: (of debt) ìoc (gd) m.

act of expelling or letting go

Bulgarian: освобождаване (bg) n., изпускане (bg) n. Chinese: See Mandarin Mandarin: 免職 (cmn)

Norwegian: utvisning (no) m. Russian: увольнение (ru) (uvol'n'énije) n.

act of releasing an accumulated charge

Bulgarian: разряд (bg) m. Chinese: See Mandarin Japanese: 放電 (hōden)

Mandarin: 放電 (cmn) Russian: разряд (ru) (razr'ád) m.

act of releasing an inpatient from hospital

Bulgarian: изписване (bg) n. Chinese: See Mandarin Mandarin: 出院 (cmn)

Norwegian: utskrivning (no) m. Russian: выписка (ru) (výpiska) f.

act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service

Bulgarian: уволнение (bg) n. Chinese: See Mandarin

Mandarin: 釋放 (cmn)退役 (cmn)退伍 (cmn) Russian: демобилизация (ru) (d'emobilizácija) f.

volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time

Bulgarian: дебит (bg) m. Chinese: See Mandarin Czech: průtok (cs) French: débit (fr) m. Mandarin: 流出量 (cmn)

Norwegian: vannføring (no) m. Persian: دبى (fa) Russian: расход (ru) (rasχód) m. Spanish: caudal (es)