discharge vs abort

abort vs discharge

discharge and abort both are nouns.

discharge and abort both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discharge	Yes	No	Yes	No
abort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, abort is a hyponym of discharge; that is, abort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discharge:

discharge: eliminate (a substance)
abort: terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

Other hyponyms of discharge include cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up, blow, ejaculate, ovulate, egest, eliminate, excrete, pass, bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood, eruct, spew, spew out, fester, maturate, suppurate, breathe, emit, pass off.

discharge (noun)	abort (noun)
the act of discharging a gun	the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
a formal written statement of relinquishment
the act of venting
the sudden giving off of energy
the pouring forth of a fluid
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
a substance that is emitted or released

discharge (verb)	abort (verb)
eliminate (a substance)	terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
become empty or void of its content	cease development, die, and be aborted
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges	terminate before completion
release from military service
cause to go off
go off or discharge
pour forth or release
remove the charge from
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
complete or carry out
free from obligations or duties

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