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   dismiss

   /dɪsˈmɪs/

   verb

   • 1. order or allow to leave; send away: "she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road" Similar send awaylet goreleasefreedisbanddispersedissolvedischargedemobilizeOpposite formassemble
   • ▪ remove from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance: "the prime minister dismissed five members of his cabinet" 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
   • ▪ (of a group assembled under someone's authority) disperse: "he told his company to dismiss"
   • ▪ end the innings of (a batter or team): "Australia were dismissed for 118"
   • 2. 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
   • ▪ 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dismissedDISMISSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: dismiss someone as something I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me. Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it.

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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.

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   The meaning of DISMISS is to permit or cause (someone) to leave. How to use dismiss in a sentence. to permit or cause (someone) to leave; to remove from position or service : discharge; to reject serious consideration of (something or someone)…

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dismissalDISMISSAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISMISSAL definition: 1. the situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job: 2. a decision that…. Learn more.

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. 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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   verb. to remove or discharge from employment or service. to send away or allow to go or disperse. to dispel from one's mind; discard; reject. to cease to consider (a subject) they dismissed the problem. to decline further hearing to (a claim or action) the judge dismissed the case. cricket to bowl out (a side) for a particular number of runs.