discharge vs emit

emit vs discharge

discharge is a noun but emit is not a noun.

discharge and emit both are verbs.

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

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

discharge: eliminate (a substance)
emit: expel (gases or odors)

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

discharge (noun)	emit (noun)
the act of discharging a gun
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)	emit (verb)
eliminate (a substance)	expel (gases or odors)
become empty or void of its content	express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
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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