Dis‐card″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n.Discarding.] 1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away.
They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should... resolve to discard them. Swift.
3. To put or thrust away; to reject.
A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.
Syn. — To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.