dismiss

(dĭs-mĭs')
tr.v., -missed, -miss·ing, -miss·es.

1. To end the employment or service of; discharge.
2. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
3. 1. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
   2. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject: dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
4. Law. To put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing.
5. Sports.
   1. To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
   2. To put out (a batter) in cricket.

[Middle English dismissen, from Medieval Latin dismittere, dismiss-, variant of Latin dīmittere : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + mittere, to send.]

dismissible dis·miss'i·ble adj.
dismission dis·mis'sion (-mĭsh'ən) n.

SYNONYMS   dismiss, boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack. These verbs mean to terminate the employment of: was dismissed for insubordination; was booted for being late; afraid of being bounced for union activities; wasn't canned because his uncle owns the business; will be cashiered from the army; resort workers discharged at the end of the season; was dropped for incompetence; was fired unjustly; a reporter sacked for revealing a confidential source. See also synonyms at eject.

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verb

1. To end the employment or service of: cashier, discharge, drop, release, terminate. Informal ax, fire, pink-slip. Slang boot¹, bounce, can, sack¹. Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door. See keep/release.
2. To direct or allow to leave: send (away). Idioms: send about one's business, send packing, show someone the door. See keep/release.
3. To put out by force: bump, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out. Informal chuck. Slang boot¹ (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone theheave-hoold heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See keep/release.
4. To cease consideration or treatment of: drop, give over, give up, skip. Idioms: have done with, wash one's hands of. See keep/release.
5. To rid one's mind of: banish, cast out, dispel, shut out. See keep/release.
6. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive: decline, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down. Slang nix. Idioms: turn thumbs down on. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: put out of one's mind
Antonyms: accept, welcome

v

Definition: remove from job, responsibility
Antonyms: appoint, employ, engage, hire, keep, secure

v

Definition: send away, remove; free
Antonyms: accept, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, welcome

v. 1. order or allow to leave; send away: she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road.

2. discharge from employment or office , typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance or dishonorable behavior: he was dismissed for insubordination.

3. (of a group assembled under someone's authority) disperse: he told his company to dismiss.

dismissal n. dismissible adj.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

In a legal context, to remove a case out of the court; to terminate a case without a complete trial. See demurrer, motion [motion to dismiss].
Compare summary judgment.

IN BRIEF: v. - Declare void; Bar from attention or consideration; Cease to consider; End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; Terminate the employment of; Stop associating with.

There are those who will dismiss love as a naïve and romantic construct of our culture. — Leo F. Buscaglia, Source: Love : What Life Is All About, Page: 35

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For a list of words related to dismiss, see:

• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - dismiss: (vb) throw case out of court, drop charges; relieve hung jury of duties
• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - dismiss: (vb) put aside from serious consideration, make light of

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See words rhyming with "dismissible."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hjemsende, opløse, bortvise, slå ud, slå ud af hovedet, affærdige, afvise, henlægge

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwerpen, ontslaan, wegsturen, afdanken, niet ontvankelijk verklaren, van zich afzetten

Français (French)
v. tr. - renvoyer, destituer, laisser partir (des visiteurs), dissoudre (une assemblée), faire rompre les rangs à, écarter, abandonner (un sujet de conversation), exclure (une suggestion), (Jur) relaxer, congédier (un jury), débouter qn de (son appel)

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwerfen, abweisen, entlassen, fortschicken, von sich schieben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απολύω (κν. σχολάω), αποβάλλω, αποπέμπω, διώχνω, παύω, απορρίπτω (ιδέα, εισήγηση κ.λπ.), απαλλάσσω, αθωώνω, (στρατ.) λύνω τους ζυγούς, σνομπάρω

Italiano (Italian)
respingere, licenziare, scacciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - despedir, menosprezar

Русский (Russian)
отвергать, увольнять, отпускать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rechazar, descartar, desechar, despedir, destituir, dar permiso para irse a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avskeda, skicka iväg, avvisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
解散, 开除, 下课

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解散, 開除, 下課

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 파면하다, 쫓아 내다, 퇴거 시키다, (의식 등을) 지우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 捨てる, 解雇する, 却下する, 立ち去らせる, 解散させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصرف شخص من عمله, يأذن بالإنصراف, يبعد ( الافكار والمشاعر من مخيلته مثلا), ترفض ( المحكمه) النظر في دعوى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שילח, פטר, שיחרר, דחה (רעיון או אשמה), פיטר, טיפל חטופות‬

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