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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 › dictionary › englishDISMISS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

4. 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. Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation. [ VERB noun + as ]

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISMISS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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

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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.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.

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

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   dismiss somebody to send somebody away or allow them to leave. At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed. dismiss something (law) to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence. The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence. to dismiss an appeal/application; The court dismissed all the ...

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.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISMISS - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    1. If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. [...] 2. If you dismiss something from your mind, you stop thinking about it. [...] 3. When an employer dismisses an employee, the employer tells the employee that they are no longer needed to do the job that they have been doing.