Thesaurus
discharge
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISCHARGE
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to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force <Robert Goddard was the first to discharge a rocket containing an instrument package>
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to set free (as from slavery or confinement) <discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty>
Synonyms discharge, disenthrall (also disenthral), emancipate, enfranchise, enlarge, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter
Related Words bail (out), deliver, parole, ransom, redeem, rescue, save; adrift, disembarrass, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, extricate; unshackle
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to throw or give off <the mighty river discharges its waters into the ocean>
Synonyms cast, discharge, emanate, evolve, exhale, expel, expire [archaic], give out, irradiate, issue, radiate, release, send (out), shoot, throw out, vent
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to let go from office, service, or employment <15 people were discharged when the embezzling ring was discovered>
Synonyms ax (or axe), bounce, can, cashier, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate, turn off
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