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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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dismissible adjective

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   Definitions of dismiss. verb. stop associating with. synonyms: drop, send away, send packing. drop. terminate an association with. see more. verb. bar from attention or consideration. “She dismissed his advances” synonyms: brush aside, brush off, discount, disregard, ignore, push aside. see more. verb.

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   Define dismiss. dismiss synonyms, dismiss pronunciation, dismiss translation, English dictionary definition of dismiss. tr.v. dis·missed , dis·miss·ing , dis·miss·es 1. To end the employment or service of; discharge. 2. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the...

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   3 days ago · 7 meanings: 1. to remove or discharge from employment or service 2. to send away or allow to go or disperse 3. to dispel from.... Click for more definitions.

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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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   to discharge or remove, as from office or service: to dismiss an employee. to discard or reject: to dismiss a suitor. to put off or away, especially from consideration; put aside; reject: She dismissed the story as mere rumor.

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   dismiss. verb. /dɪsˈmɪs/ Verb Forms. to decide that someone or something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about synonym wave somethingaside/away dismiss somebody/something I think we can safely dismiss their objections. dismiss somebody/something as something Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as eccentrics.

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   Definition of dismiss. 1. as in to remove. to let go from office, service, or employment the secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. remove. sack. retire. fire. release. terminate. can. axe. discharge. ax. bounce. pink-slip. muster out. turn off.