discharging (verb)

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• discharge — verb (discharged, discharging) –verb (t) /dɪsˈtʃadʒ / (say dis chahj) 1. to relieve of a charge or load; unload (a ship, etc.). 2. to remove, send forth, or get rid of (a charge, lead, etc.). 3. to fire; shoot: discharge a gun. 4. to pour forth,… …  

• liquidate — verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Late Latin liquidatus, past participle of liquidare to melt, from Latin liquidus Date: circa 1575 transitive verb 1. a. (1) to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dehisce — verb /dɪˈhɪs/ a) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, or pollen, or other contents, as the ripe pods of some plants. Anthers dehisce when the flower opens. b) To …   Wiktionary

• discharge — verb dɪs tʃα:dʒ 1》 officially allow (someone) to leave somewhere, especially hospital.     ↘dismiss from a job.     ↘release from the custody or restraint of the law. 2》 emit or send out (a liquid, gas, or other substance).     ↘Physics release… …   English new terms dictionary

• prod — verb (prods, prodding, prodded) 1》 poke with a finger, pointed object, etc. 2》 stimulate or persuade to do something. noun 1》 a poke. 2》 a stimulus or reminder. 3》 a pointed implement, typically discharging an electric current and used as a goad …   English new terms dictionary

• discharge — discharges, discharging, discharged (The verb is pronounced [[t]dɪstʃɑ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]dɪ̱stʃɑː(r)ʤ[/t]].) 1) VERB When someone is discharged from hospital, prison, or one of the armed services, they are officially allowed… …   English dictionary

• discharge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of discharging; thing discharged ADJECTIVE ▪ thick ▪ nasal, vaginal, etc. ▪ industrial, sewage, waste …   Collocations dictionary

• acquit — [13] Acquit is ultimately related to quiet. The Latin noun quies, from which we get quiet, was the basis of a probable verb *quietare, later *quitare, whose original meaning, ‘put to rest’, developed to ‘settle’, as in ‘settle a debt’. With the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• acquit — [13] Acquit is ultimately related to quiet. The Latin noun quies, from which we get quiet, was the basis of a probable verb *quietare, later *quitare, whose original meaning, ‘put to rest’, developed to ‘settle’, as in ‘settle a debt’. With the… …   Word origins

• barrel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English barel, from Anglo French baril Date: 14th century 1. a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter 2. a. the amount… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• discharge — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descharger, from Late Latin discarricare, from Latin dis + Late Latin carricare to load more at charge Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to relieve of a charge, load, or burden: a. unload …   New Collegiate Dictionary