discharge

/dis-ˈchärj/

Middle English dischargen, discargen, deschargen "to unload, free (from something burdensome), deprive, put an end to, get rid of (a debt, obligation, duty)," borrowed from Anglo-French descharger, descarger, from des- dis-charger, carger "to load, burden"

verb

  1. to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:

  2. unload

  3. to release from an obligation

discharge a cargo ship

perform execute discharge accomplish achieve effect fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent.

noun

  1. the act of relieving of something that oppresses : release

  2. something that discharges or releases; especially : a certification of release or payment

  3. the state of being discharged or relieved

noun

  1. an electric lamp in which an enclosed gas or vapor glows or causes a phosphor coating on the lamp's inner surface to glow