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discardto throw away or get rid of something as no longer useful or desirable

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to throw away or get rid of something as no longer useful or desirable

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈskɑːrd/

Korean meaning: 쓸모없거나 원하지 않는 것을 버리다, 폐기하다

Korean pronunciation: 디**스카**드

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother never discards anything - her house is like a museum of random objects.
  • Scientists had to discard their hypothesis when the experiment results contradicted it.
  • He discarded his diet plan the moment he saw the chocolate cake.

discard

VERB

//dɪˈskɑːrd//

to throw away or get rid of something as no longer useful or desirable

discard concept
💡 Concept

A woman discards old worn clothes into a trash bag

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discard rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The guard shows regard for those who discard

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈskɑːrd/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈskɑːd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootcard

Origin

From Old French 'descarder', combining the prefix 'des-' (meaning to reverse or remove) with 'carder' (to card, from Latin 'charta' meaning card or paper). The word originally meant to discard playing cards, then broadened to mean throwing away anything unwanted.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother never discards anything - her house is like a museum of random objects.

Scientists had to discard their hypothesis when the experiment results contradicted it.

😄 Fun example

He discarded his diet plan the moment he saw the chocolate cake.

Please discard any expired medications properly at a pharmacy.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

throw awaydispose ofabandonrejecteliminate

Antonyms

keepretainpreserve

Related

wastegarbagedisposalrefusejunk