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dismiss verb (NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY) C1 [ T ] to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: dismiss someone as something I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me. Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it.
transitive verb. 1. : to permit or cause (someone) to leave. dismiss the visitors. Class is dismissed. 2. : to remove from position or service : discharge. He was dismissed [=fired] from his job. Several employees were recently dismissed. 3. a. : to reject serious consideration of (something or someone) dismissed the thought.
Add to word list. C1 [ T ] to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: dismiss someone as something I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me. Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it.
Dismiss means to let go. If a judge dismisses a case, it means he's saying it has no merit, and is throwing it out of court. If you are dismissed from your job, it means you've been fired. And if you've been ignoring your friends' warnings that your boyfriend is cheating, you've been dismissing their concerns. "Don't dismiss me!" is something ...
Synonyms for DISMISSED: sacked, removed, retired, fired, released, terminated, discharged, axed; Antonyms of DISMISSED: employed, retained, engaged, hired, signed (up or on), kept, took on, rehired.
verb. to remove or discharge from employment or service. to send away or allow to go or disperse. to dispel from one's mind; discard; reject. to cease to consider (a subject) they dismissed the problem. to decline further hearing to (a claim or action) the judge dismissed the case. cricket to bowl out (a side) for a particular number of runs.
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dismiss somebody to send somebody away or allow them to leave. At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed. dismiss something (law) to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence. The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence. to dismiss an appeal/application; The court dismissed all the ...
