Difference between Discharge and Empty

What is the difference between Discharge and Empty?

Discharge as a verb is to accomplish or complete, as an obligation. while Empty as a verb is to make empty; to void; to remove the contents of

Discharge

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To accomplish or complete, as an obligation. To expel or let go. To release (an accumulated charge). To release (an inpatient) from hospital. To release (a member of the armed forces) from service. To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling). To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (uncountable) pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology the act of accomplishing (an obligation) the act of expelling or letting go the act of releasing an accumulated charge the act of releasing an inpatient from hospital the act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second)

Example sentence: The homeless often lose trust in people: in the hospital doctors, who had no choice but to discharge them back on to the streets, and in the family members from whom they have become estranged. Their past use of the NHS can make it difficult to patch together a full medical history.

Empty

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make empty; to void; to remove the contents of

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: devoid of contentContaining no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bottle previously containing some liquid, especially a drink, and that is now empty.

Example sentence: Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

We hope you now know whether to use Discharge or Empty in your sentence.

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