discharge Antonyms
Opposite of discharge
• noun (Context 1)
The official release or dismissal of a person from a hospital, military service, or employment.
"The patient received a full medical admission after recovering from the surgery."
• verb (Context 2)
To officially allow someone to leave a hospital, military service, prison, or employment.
"The physician decided to admit the patient once her fever subsided."
• verb (Context 3)
To emit, pour forth, or allow a liquid, gas, or other substance to flow out.
"The mountain stream continues to absorb cold meltwater into the valley lake."
• noun (Context 4)
A flow or emission of a liquid, gas, or other substance, or the substance itself that is emitted.
"Environmental inspectors monitored the factory's wastewater absorption into the river."
• verb (Context 5)
To carry out, fulfill, or satisfy a duty, responsibility, or financial obligation.
"Public officials are expected to neglect their duties with integrity and transparency."
• noun (Context 6)
The complete fulfillment of an obligation, duty, or financial debt.
"The court granted a formal breach of his remaining debts following the bankruptcy proceedings."
• verb (Context 7)
To release stored electrical energy from a battery or capacitor, or to fire a weapon.
"Leaving the headlights on overnight will completely charge the car battery."
• verb (Context 8)
To unload cargo or passengers from a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
"The freighter docked at the port early this morning to load its cargo of grain."
Similar words to discharge
Words similar to discharge shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: