Synonyms for discharge
noun
Emission
exudation, secretion, ooze, outflow; see emanation 1, 2, flow.
Shooting
detonation, explosion, firing off, report; see explosion 1, gunfire, shooting 1.
Dismissal
release, ouster, demobilization; see freeing, removal 1.
verb
To unload
unpack, release, remove cargo; see empty 1, 2, unload.
To remove
take off, send, carry or take away; see remove 1.
To emit
send forth, give off, exude; see emit 1.
To cause to fire
blast, shoot off, fire; see shoot 1.
To dismiss
let go, replace, relieve; see dismiss 2.
To release
emancipate, liberate, let go; see free 1, release.
To perform
fulfill, execute, accomplish; see achieve 1, perform 1.
To pay a debt
liquidate, settle, satisfy; see pay 1. See syn. study at free.
See discharge in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To remove the cargo or load from:
disburden, dump, unlade, unload. See put inTo set at liberty:
emancipate, free, liberate, loose, manumit, release. (Slang) spring. Idiom: let loose. See freeTo release from military duty:
demobilize, muster out, separate. See free, keepTo free from an obligation or duty:
absolve, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, relieve, spare. See freeTo pass or pour out:
empty, flow, issue. See enterTo end the employment or service of:
cashier, dismiss, drop, release, terminate. (Informal) ax, fire, pink-slip. (Slang) boot1, bounce, can, sack1. Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door. See keepTo carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of:
do, execute, exercise, fulfill, implement, keep, perform. Idiom: live up to. See doTo set right by giving what is due:
clear, liquidate, pay (off or up), satisfy, settle, square. See pay
noun
The act of beginning and carrying through to completion:
effectuation, execution, performance, prosecution. See doThe act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed from employment:
dismissal, termination. (Informal) ax. (Slang) boot1, bounce, sack1. See keep
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