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discharged

dis·charge
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb dis-chahrj; noun dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj]
    • /verb dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; noun ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/
    • /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb dis-chahrj; noun dis-chahrj, dis-chahrj]
    • /verb dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ; noun ˈdɪs tʃɑrdʒ, dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒ/

Definitions of discharged word

  • verb with object discharged to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship. 1
  • verb with object discharged to remove or send forth: They discharged the cargo at New York. 1
  • verb with object discharged to fire or shoot (a firearm or missile): to discharge a gun. 1
  • verb with object discharged to pour forth; emit: to discharge oil; to discharge a stream of invective. 1
  • verb with object discharged to relieve oneself of (an obligation, burden, etc.). 1
  • verb with object discharged to relieve of obligation, responsibility, etc. 1
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Origin of discharged

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English deschargen < Anglo-French descharger, Old French < Late Latin discarricāre, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + carricāre to load; see charge

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Parts of speech for Discharged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Discharged

discharged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for discharged

adj discharged

  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
  • fired — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • canned — Canned music, laughter, or applause on a television or radio programme has been recorded beforehand and is added to the programme to make it sound as if there is a live audience.
  • replaced — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.

adjective discharged

  • achieved — Reach or attain (a desired objective, level, or result) by effort, skill, or courage.
All 15 Synonyms of discharged

Antonyms for discharged

adjective discharged

  • accused — You can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it.

noun discharged

  • charged — If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
All 2 Antonyms of discharged

Related words

  • spray

    a single, slender shoot, twig, or branch with its leaves, flowers, or berries.

  • shoot

    to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.

  • spout

    to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.

  • volley

    the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms.

  • aphetic

    pertaining to or due to aphesis.

  • artillery plant

    any of various tropical urticaceous plants of the genus Pilea, such as P. microphylla, all having stamens that discharge their pollen explosively
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