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

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   1. verb. If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation. [VERB noun + as] I would certainly dismiss any allegations of impropriety by the Labour Party. [VERB noun] I wouldn't dismiss it out of hand. [VERB noun]

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dismissDISMISS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

6. 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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dismissDismiss - definition of dismiss by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To end the employment or service of; discharge. 2. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him. 3. a. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office. b.

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

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   verb. /dɪsˈmɪs/ Verb Forms. to decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about synonym wave something aside/away. dismiss somebody/something to dismiss a suggestion/a claim/an idea. The criticisms were summarily dismissed by the government. Rob is quick to dismiss the notion that his trip was horrific.

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

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. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dismissdismiss - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 2, 2024 · dismiss (third-person singular simple present dismisses, present participle dismissing, simple past and past participle dismissed) ( transitive ) To discharge ; to end the employment or service of.