Definitions and Examples of discharge, dismiss
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To release or dismiss someone from a job, duty, or obligation.
Example
After serving his sentence, the prisoner was discharged from jail.
To send someone away or remove them from a position or job.
Example
The boss decided to dismiss the employee for repeatedly coming late to work.
Key Differences: discharge vs dismiss
- 1Discharge is used in the context of releasing someone from a job or duty, while conscribe is used in the context of enrolling someone into military service.
- 2Dismiss is used in the context of removing someone from a position or job, while conscribe is used in the context of recruiting someone into military service.
Effective Usage of discharge, dismiss
- 1Military Context: Use conscribe to describe the process of enrolling someone into military service.
- 2Employment Context: Use discharge and dismiss to describe the process of releasing or removing someone from a job or position.
- 3Legal Context: Use discharge to describe the process of releasing someone from jail or custody.
Remember this!
The antonyms of conscribe are discharge and dismiss. Use conscribe in the military context to describe the process of enrolling someone into military service. Use discharge and dismiss in the employment context to describe the process of releasing or removing someone from a job or position. Discharge can also be used in the legal context to describe the process of releasing someone from jail or custody.
