dismiss

[ dis-mis ]

/ dɪsˈmɪs /

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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.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR dismiss

3 fire.

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OPPOSITES FOR dismiss

2 recall.

3 hire.

4 accept.

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Origin of dismiss

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

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2. See release.

OTHER WORDS FROM dismiss

dis·miss·i·ble, adjectivepre·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

In a music museum, you do not dismiss that and talk about it next year.
Plight at the Museum|Jen Trolio|November 20, 2020|Vox
About 40% of infections are spread by asymptomatic people with high viral loads, so antigen tests, however imperfect, shouldn’t be dismissed, he said.
Rapid Testing Is Less Accurate Than the Government Wants to Admit|by Lisa Song|November 16, 2020|ProPublica
More recently, Milley appeared to get in a public spat with O’Brien on leaving Afghanistan, dismissing O’Brien’s statement about a more rapid timeline than the official plan calls for as “speculation.”
Amid Pentagon upheaval, military officers face a fraught few months|Missy Ryan, Dan Lamothe, Greg Jaffe, Josh Dawsey|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
At the time, the game was dismissed as a standard and confusing online shooter.
‘Godfall’ impressions: A solid, sometimes boring adventure|Gene Park|November 11, 2020|Washington Post

However, when the concept of compensation rewards surfaced, Workday’s Taylor dismissed the idea.
Improving inclusion is more about allowing failure than rewarding success|lbelanger225|November 11, 2020|Fortune
This would be dismissible, but it actually had an insidious impact.
Bob Woodward and the Rules of Washington Morality|Michael Tomasky|March 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for dismiss

dismiss

/ (dɪsˈmɪs) /

verb (tr)

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 of dismiss

dismissible, adjectivedismissive, adjective

Word Origin for dismiss

C15: from Medieval Latin dismissus sent away, variant of Latin dīmissus, from dīmittere, from dī- dis- 1 + mittere to send

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