uncharge

English

Etymology

un- + charge

Verb

uncharge (third-person singular simple present uncharges, present participle uncharging, simple past and past participle uncharged)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To free from a charge or load; to unload or unburden.
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  2. (transitive, obsolete) To free from an accusation; to make no charge against; to acquit.

References

uncharge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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