dismiss
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.
to discharge or remove, as from office or service: to dismiss an employee.
to discard or reject: to dismiss a suitor.
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.
Origin of dismiss
1synonym study For dismiss
Other words for dismiss
Opposites for dismiss
Other words from dismiss
- dis·miss·i·ble, adjective
- pre·dis·miss, verb (used with object)
- re·dis·miss, verb (used with object)
- un·dis·missed, adjective
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How to use dismiss in a sentence
Ere she went to bed, she spent three hours in writing letters of dismissal to Brandon, and at the end left him undismissed.
Red as a Rose is She | Rhoda BroughtonFrom there the Band of Hope (undismissed) reluctantly separated to its various homes, battered and bruised, but blissfully happy.
Just William | Richmal Crompton
British Dictionary definitions for dismiss
/ (dɪsˈmɪs) /
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
military an order to end an activity or give permission to disperse
Origin of dismiss
1Derived forms of dismiss
- dismissible, adjective
- dismissive, adjective
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