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verb (used with object)
1.
to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
2.
to bid or allow (a person) to go; give permission or a request to depart.
3.
to discharge or remove, as from office or service: to dismiss an employee.
4.
to discard or reject: to dismiss a suitor.
5.
EXPANDto put off or away, especially from consideration; put aside; reject: She dismissed the story as mere rumor.
6.
to have done with (a subject) after summary treatment: After a perfunctory discussion, he dismissed the idea.
7.
COLLAPSELaw. to put out of court, as a complaint or appeal.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin dismissus (for Latin dīmissus, past participle of dīmittere to send away), equivalent to Latin dis- dis-1 + mitt(ere) to send + -tus past participle suffix
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin dismissus (for Latin dīmissus, past participle of dīmittere to send away), equivalent to Latin dis- dis-1 + mitt(ere) to send + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
dis·miss·i·ble, adjective
pre·dis·miss, verb (used with object)
re·dis·miss, verb (used with object)
un·dis·missed, adjective
Antonyms
2. recall. 3. hire. 4. accept.
2. recall. 3. hire. 4. accept.
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Dismiss
is always a great word to know.
So is prosecution. Does it mean:
| the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person; the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on |
| a judicial decision given by a judge or court; the obligation a debt; the certificate embodying such a decision and issued against the obligor |
Example Sentences
- He also declined to dismiss misdemeanor charges of official misconduct and accepting unlawful gratuities.
- It's not the first time the government moved to dismiss the cases.
- If you see the fit and you know physics, you know its difficult to dismiss big bang.
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Word Origin & History
dismiss
early 15c., from O.Fr. desmis, from M.L. dismissus, from L. dimissus, pp. of dimittere "send away," from di- "apart, away" + mittere "send, let go." Prefix altered by analogy with many dis- verbs. Dismit, in the same sense, is attested from late 14c. Related: Dismissed.
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