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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
discharge
/ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/
verb1 of 2
to release someone or something
- “The duty must be discharged by every one of you.”Tatoeba
- “They should be discharging him from hospital soon.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)