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predischarged

predischarged is the simple past and past participle of predischarge.

Meaning of predischarge

Verb

predischarge (third-person singular simple present predischarges, present participle predischarging, simple past and past participle predischarged)

  1. To discharge beforehand.
    • Filling gas is predischarged by a mini-size coaxial plasma gun, inserted in a side port.1987, Researches of the Electrotechnical Laboratory, page 26

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Adjective

predischarged (comparative more predischarged, superlative most predischarged)

  1. Having discharge authorized at the time of admission; short-term
    • Self-administration of medications by patients is not permitted except for emergency drugs on special order of the patient's physician or in a predischarged program under the supervision of a licensed nurse.1970, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Long-Term Care, Trends in Long-term Care, page 2068
    • Any course for the educationally disadvantaged or the predischarged education program offered by a proprietary nonprofit educational institution, at the principal or branch location, when the institution offering the course has been in operation for more than 2 years.1978, Code of Federal Regulations, page 841

Forms of predischarged

comparativemore predischarged
superlativemost predischarged

Questions about predischarged

What does predischarged mean?
Predischarged means having discharge authorized at the time of admission; short-term.
What is predischarged the simple past and past participle of?
Predischarged is the simple past and past participle of predischarge.
What part of speech is predischarged?
Predischarged is an adjective.

Words near predischarged in the dictionary

  1. predisabled
  2. predisagreement
  3. predisagreements
  4. predisaster
  5. predischarge
  6. predischarged
  7. predischarges
  8. predischarging
  9. prediscipline
  10. predisclose
  11. predisclosed

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