Commit
Commit verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Usage example: committed the rapist to prison
Discharge
Discharge verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Usage example: discharged the prisoners upon the signing of the peace treaty
Common collocations
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Discharge and Commit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/discharge
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Discharge or Commit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/commit/discharge.
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