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dismiss
[ dis-mis ]
verb (used with object)
- to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go:
I dismissed the class early.
- to bid or allow (a person) to go; give permission or a request to depart.
Antonyms:
- to discharge or remove, as from office or service:
to dismiss an employee.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- to discard or reject:
to dismiss a suitor.
Antonyms:
- 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.
- Law. to put out of court, as a complaint or appeal.
dismiss
/ ɪˈɪ /
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
sentence substitute
- military an order to end an activity or give permission to disperse
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈ, adjective
- 徱ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 徱·i· adjective
- d· verb (used with object)
- d· verb (used with object)
- ܲd· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dismiss1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Republican mocked his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, and aimed fresh criticism at the US Federal Reserve's chairman, while dismissing polls that show his own popularity slipping.
But a forensic investigation found “not a shred of proof” that corpses were burned at the site, Gertz told reporters, dismissing the notion that the ranch had been a cartel extermination center.
Participants in the latest study, set for release in late 2027 or early 2028, received an email Monday informing them they were being dismissed.
The county dismissed the report as a “misleading and erroneous” negotiation tactic.
He also dismissed President Trump's territorial ambitions not just for his country, but Greenland and Panama too.
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