discharge
This word carries a strong sense of liberation or release, but the tone shifts dramatically depending on the context. In medical or legal settings, it is a formal term for official release, suggesting the end of a period of confinement or supervised care. It implies a transition from a controlled state to a free one.
Countable when referring to a specific amount of fluid or a particular act of release, such as a nasal discharge. Uncountable when referring to the general process of releasing energy or materials.
Meanings
To allow someone to leave a place, such as a hospital or the military, officially.
To fulfill or carry out a duty, responsibility, or legal obligation.
To release a liquid, gas, or other substance from a container or a body.
To release stored electrical energy from a battery or capacitor.
Examples
The city regulates the industrial discharge of pollutants.