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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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   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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   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. I think we can safely dismiss their objections. dismiss somebody/something as something He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.

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   • A double-decker quiz with words from across the pond The meaning of DISMISS is to permit or cause (someone) to leave. How to use dismiss in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if you dismiss a report?

   • If you dismiss something, you decide that it is not important enough for you to think about. He dismissed the reports as speculation. 7 meanings: 1. to remove or discharge from employment or service 2. to send away or allow to go or disperse 3. to dispel from.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does it mean when an employer dismisses an employee?

   • 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.

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   What is the root word of dismiss?

   • derived from Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere "to send away," from di-, dis- "away, apart," and mittere "to send, throw" — related to emit Nglish: Translation of dismiss for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of dismiss for Arabic Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What does it mean when a class is dismissed?

   • 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. The court dismissed all the charges against her. Judges have to state their reasons for dismissing a case.

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   What does the term 'dismissal' mean?

   • In the context of legal proceedings, 'dismissal' refers to 'the act of removing a case from the court'. This may be for a temporary or permanent period.

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   4 dismiss somebody to send someone away or allow them to leave At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed. 5 dismiss something (law) to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence The case was dismissed. See dismiss in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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   Definitions of 'dismiss'. 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 ...

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