Discharge is when something comes out. For example, when you plug in a lamp, electricity discharges from the outlet and flows through the lamp.
The word "discharge" is also used in a number of other contexts, such as in the names of medical procedures, such as a medical discharge, and in the names of electrical devices, such as a discharge lamp.
Noun: discharge.
Verb: discharge.
Adjective: dischargeable.
Synonym: release.
Antonym: detain.
The word "discharge" comes from the Latin word discarricare, which means "to unload". It is made up of the two Latin words dis (apart) and carricare (to load).
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