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discharge vs deactivation

deactivation vs discharge

discharge and deactivation both are nouns.

discharge is a verb but deactivation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discharge Yes No Yes No
deactivation Yes No No No
As nouns, deactivation is a hyponym of discharge; that is, deactivation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discharge:
  • discharge: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
  • deactivation: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
discharge (noun) deactivation (noun)
the act of discharging a gun the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
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) deactivation (verb)
eliminate (a substance)
become empty or void of its content
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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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