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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dismissDismiss Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DISMISS is to permit or cause (someone) to leave. How to use dismiss in a sentence.

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   DISMISS definition: 1. to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: 2. to remove…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dismissDismiss - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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!"

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   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.

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISMISS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › dismissDismiss Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To remove from consideration or reject as lacking in importance or value. To dismiss our suggestions as irrelevant.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdismiss verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISMISS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    DISMISS definition: 1. to refuse to consider an idea or opinion: 2. to officially make someone leave their job: 3. to…. Learn more.

11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › dismissDISMISS Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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    Synonyms for DISMISS: remove, sack, retire, fire, release, terminate, can, axe; Antonyms of DISMISS: engage, employ, retain, hire, sign (up or on), keep, take on, contract.