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Recharge vs Effluent - What's the difference?

recharge | effluent |

As a verb recharge

is .

As an adjective effluent is

flowing out; outflowing.

As a noun effluent is

a stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.

recharge

English

(wikipedia recharge)

Verb

(recharg)
  • To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
  • To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.
  • * (rfdate) :
    • My body is a little bit sore from all of the practicing and playing and training, and your mind gets a little tired of it, too. It's nice to be able to recharge and come back fresh for the remainder of the year.
  • To reload a gun with ammunition.
  • To add or restore water to an aquifer.
  • To charge or accuse in return.
  • To attack again or anew.
    • (Dryden)

    Synonyms

    * (sense, to invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents) unwind

    Noun

    (-)
  • Water that has percolated from the ground surface to an aquifer.

    • Derived terms

    * recharge area * recharge well ----

    effluent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Flowing out; outflowing.
  • * Parnell
    • Effluent beams.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
  • Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}