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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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   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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   to discard or reject: to dismiss a suitor. Antonyms: accept. to put off or away, especially from consideration; put aside; reject: She dismissed the story as mere rumor. to have done with (a subject) after summary treatment: After a perfunctory discussion, he dismissed the idea.

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   Dismiss means to end the employment or service of, to direct or allow to leave, to stop considering or reject, or to remove from a court's consideration. Find more meanings, examples, and related words for dismiss in this online dictionary.