Discharge
(verb)
- Remove the load or contents of (a container).
- Release (a liquid, gas, or substance) from a container.
- Release (someone) from an obligation or duty.
- To remove the load or contents of something.
- To release something, such as a liquid, gas, or substance, from a container.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french descharger, from des- (expressing reversal) + charger "load" (see charge (verb)).
Examples:
- She discharged the water from the bucket.
- The volcano discharged ash and lava.
- The company discharged the employee for misconduct.
- The battery was discharged after a few hours.
- The doctor discharged the patient from the hospital.