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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

退院

Pronunciation / Transliteration: taiin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Discharge/dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"病院は患者が安定したら退院させます。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To release or allow to flow out.

    "The hospital will discharge the patient once they are stable."
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of releasing or letting go.

    "The discharge of water from the dam was carefully monitored."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'descharger', combining the prefix 'des-' (expressing removal) and 'charger' (to load, from Late Latin 'carricare'). It entered the English language in the 14th century, initially meaning to unload a ship or burden, and subsequently expanded to cover the release of duties, patients, and energy.

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