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English Dictionary: dismiss |
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3 results for dismiss |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- dismiss
- v
- bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances"
Synonym(s): dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
- cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!"
Synonym(s): dismiss, throw out
- stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
Synonym(s): dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Synonym(s): displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate Antonym(s): employ, engage, hire
- end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report"
Synonym(s): dismiss, usher out
- declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
Synonym(s): dissolve, dismiss
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismissed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dismissing}.] [L. dis- + missus, p. p. of mittere to
send: cf. dimittere, OF. desmetre, F. d[82]mettre. See
{Demise}, and cf. {Dimit}.]
1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or
permit to go; to put away.
He dismissed the assembly. --Acts xix.
41.
Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
--Cowper.
Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
--Dryden.
2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service,
or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the
matter dismisses his servant.
3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or
regard, as a petition or motion in court.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, n.
Dismission. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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