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decharge

decharge verb: to remove the electric charge from.

Verb

decharge (third-person singular simple present decharges, present participle decharging, simple past and past participle decharged)

  1. (transitive) To remove the electric charge from.
  2. (intransitive) To unwind or relax.
    • […] working in the garden with your fingers in the dirt is a great activity that allows you to decharge.2014, Frantz Mars, Seeking Love, Marriage and Family: How to Reach Happiness, page 213
  3. (transitive) To free from stress or intensity.
    • When you are stressed or distressed it is most effective to decharge emotions that you can feel.2012, John Gray, How To Live For Change And Change For Life, page 189

Forms of decharge

third-person singular presentdecharges
present participledecharging
past participledecharged
pastdecharged

Origin of decharge

From de- + charge.

Questions about decharge

What does decharge mean?
Decharge means to remove the electric charge from.
What part of speech is decharge?
Decharge is a verb.
What is the past tense of decharge?
The past tense of decharge is decharged.

Words near decharge in the dictionary

  1. dechallenge
  2. dechallenged
  3. dechallenges
  4. dechallenging
  5. dechanneling
  6. decharge
  7. decharged
  8. decharges
  9. decharging
  10. decharm
  11. decharmed

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