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   Dis·miss

   /dəˈsmis/

   

   verb

   • 1. order or allow to leave; send away: "she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road" Similar send awaylet goreleasefreedisbanddispersedissolvedischargedemobilizeOpposite formassemble
   • ▪ discharge from employment or office: "CBS Records dismissed another 120 people" Similar give someone their noticethrow outget rid ofdischargelay offoustexpelmake redundantinformal:sackgive someone the sackfiresend packingkick outboot outdefenestrategive someone the bootgive someone the (old) heave-hogive someone their marching ordersgive someone the bulletshow someone the doorturf outgive someone their cardsgive someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Ebin offgive someone the aircashierOpposite engage
   • ▪ treat as unworthy of serious consideration: "it would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain" Similar banishput awayset asidelay asideabandonhave done withdropdisregardbrush offshrug offforgetthink no more ofpay no heed toput out of one's mindrejectdenyrepudiatespurnscoff atsneer atinformal:pooh-poohOpposite entertain
   • ▪ deliberately cease to think about: "he suspected a double meaning in her words, but dismissed the thought" Similar banishput awayset asidelay asideabandonhave done withdropdisregardbrush offshrug offforgetthink no more ofpay no heed toput out of one's mindrejectdenyrepudiatespurnscoff atsneer atinformal:pooh-poohOpposite entertain
   • ▪ (of a group assembled under someone's authority) disperse: "he told his company to dismiss"
   • ▪ refuse further hearing to (a case): "the judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin dismiss-, variant of Latin dimiss- ‘sent away’, from the verb dimittere.

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   • 1. dismissible adjective

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   What are some examples of how the word "dismiss" can be used?

   • Example: “After the bell rings, I will dismiss you.” Q: dismiss とはどういう意味ですか? A: In this sentence, dismiss is used to send people away, or to tell them to leave. "...the broadcasts to tell the protestors to leave were...."

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   What is the difference between dismissed and let/tell someone or something to leave?

   • In our culture, a person who has been fired is considered worthless, while someone who is dismissed was let go due to lack of work. Died has negative connotations while dismiss is more favorable

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   What does dismissed mean?

   • 1. to direct or allow to leave: dismissed the class. 2. to discharge from service: to dismiss an employee. 3. to discard or reject; put aside from consideration: to dismiss a story as rumor. 4. to remove from a court's consideration: to dismiss all charges. syn: See release.

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   Dismiss definition: to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go. See examples of DISMISS used in a sentence.

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   Definition of dismiss verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of dismiss – Learner’s Dictionary. dismiss. verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈsmɪs / us. dismiss verb [T] (NOT CONSIDER) Add to word list. to refuse to consider an idea or opinion: The committee dismissed the idea as rubbish. dismiss verb [T] (MAKE LEAVE) to officially make someone leave their job:

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   • Etymology
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   Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- +‎ mittere (“to send”).

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   IPA(key): /dɪsˈmɪs/

   (UK) IPA(key): /dɪzˈmɪs/

   Hyphenation: dis‧miss

   Rhymes: -ɪs

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   dismiss (third-person singular simple present dismisses, present participle dismissing, simple past and past participle dismissed) 1. (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of. 1.1. The company dismissedme after less than a year. 2. (transitive) To order to leave. 2.1. The soldiers were dismissedafter the parade. 3. (transitive...

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   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. dismissed her as an amateur. b.

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   to officially make someone leave their job: Anyone who breaks company rules will be dismissed. to give someone official permission to leave: The bell rang and the teacher dismissed the class. (Definition of dismiss from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   noun. /dɪsˈmɪsl/ [uncountable, countable] the act of dismissing somebody from their job; an example of this. He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal. The dismissals followed the resignation of the chairman. see also constructive dismissal. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.