discharge vs excrete

excrete vs discharge

discharge is a noun but excrete is not a noun.

discharge and excrete both are verbs.

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

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

discharge: eliminate (a substance)
excrete: eliminate from the body

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

discharge (noun)	excrete (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)	excrete (verb)
eliminate (a substance)	eliminate from the body
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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