dismiss (dɪsˈmɪs
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
disˈmissible adjective disˈmissive adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Medieval Latin dismissus sent away, variant of Latin dīmissus, from dīmittere, from dī- dis-C15: from Medieval Latin sent away, variant of Latin from from 1 + to send + mittere to sendSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
banish,
drop,
dispel,
shelve,
discard,
set aside,
eradicate,
cast out,
lay aside,
put out of your mind
=
sack,
fire,
remove,
axe,
expel,
discharge,
oust,
lay off,
kick out,
cashier,
send packing,
give (someone) notice
kiss off,
give (someone) their marching orders give (someone) the push give (someone) the elbow give (someone) the boot give (someone) the bullet give someone his or her P45 kennet
jeff,
= put out of your mind
Translations
- British English:
dismiss
If you dismiss something, you decide that it is not important enough for you to think about.He dismissed the reports as speculation.dɪsˈmɪs VERB He dismissed the reports as speculation.
- Spanish:
despedir
v
- French:
renvoyer
vt
- German:
entlassen
v
- Chinese: 解散 v
- Arabic: يَصْرِفُ v
- Portuguese: demitir v
- Russian: увольнять v
- Croatian: otpustiti v
- Czech: propustit v propouštět
- Danish: afvise v
- Dutch: ontslaan v
- Finnish: erottaa työstä v
- Greek: απολύω v
- Italian: licenziare v
- Japanese: 解雇する v
- Korean: 해고하다 v
- Norwegian: avskjedige v
- Polish: zwolnić v zwalniać
- Brazilian Portuguese: ignorar vt
- European Spanish:
despedir
v
- Swedish: avskeda v
- Thai: ปลดออกจากตำแหน่ง v
- Turkish: işten çıkarmak v
- Vietnamese: sa thải v
Usage examples
Now, as much as she disliked Maude de Braose, Joanna did not dismiss Maude as a fool.
, Here Be Dragons (1986)Today, terms like naive, arrogant and pernicious are used to dismiss Vico's view of how history is made.
Spiked (2002)They go out on dates, he says, and rightly dismiss the men as inadequate.
Globe and Mail (2003)Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Mr Howard argued it would be "irresponsible" to dismiss the scheme out of hand.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)You had to listen and respond even if in the end you were forced to dismiss his new creed.
, Treasure in the Field (1993)