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ALL meanings of dismiss

dis·miss
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  • noun dismiss Order or allow to leave; send away. 1
  • verb with object dismiss to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early. 1
  • verb with object dismiss to bid or allow (a person) to go; give permission or a request to depart. 1
  • verb with object dismiss to discharge or remove, as from office or service: to dismiss an employee. 1
  • verb with object dismiss to discard or reject: to dismiss a suitor. 1
  • verb with object dismiss to put off or away, especially from consideration; put aside; reject: She dismissed the story as mere rumor. 1
  • verb with object dismiss to have done with (a subject) after summary treatment: After a perfunctory discussion, he dismissed the idea. 1
  • verb with object dismiss Law. to put out of court, as a complaint or appeal. 1
  • transitive verb dismiss sack, fire: an employee 1
  • transitive verb dismiss let out: a class, student 1
  • transitive verb dismiss reject: an idea 1
  • transitive verb dismiss throw out: a legal case 1
  • transitive verb dismiss disregard, not take seriously 1
  • verb dismiss If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. 0
  • verb dismiss If you dismiss something from your mind, you stop thinking about it. 0
  • verb dismiss When an employer dismisses an employee, the employer tells the employee that they are no longer needed to do the job that they have been doing. 0
  • verb dismiss If you are dismissed by someone in authority, they tell you that you can go away from them. 0
  • verb dismiss When a judge dismisses a case against someone, he or she formally states that there is no need for a trial, usually because there is not enough evidence for the case to continue. 0
  • verb dismiss to remove or discharge from employment or service 0
  • verb dismiss to send away or allow to go or disperse 0
  • verb dismiss to dispel from one's mind; discard; reject 0
  • verb dismiss to cease to consider (a subject) 0
  • verb dismiss to decline further hearing to (a claim or action) 0
  • verb dismiss to bowl out (a side) for a particular number of runs 0
  • sentence substitute dismiss an order to end an activity or give permission to disperse 0
  • verb transitive dismiss to send away; cause or allow to leave 0
  • verb transitive dismiss to remove or discharge from a duty, office, position, or employment 0
  • verb transitive dismiss to put out of one's mind 0
  • verb transitive dismiss to remove from consideration or reject as lacking in importance or value 0
  • verb transitive dismiss to discontinue or reject (a claim or action) 0
  • verb dismiss (Transitive Verb) To discharge; to end the employment or service of. 0
  • verb dismiss (Transitive Verb) To order to leave. 0
  • verb dismiss (Transitive Verb) To dispel; to rid one's mind of. 0
  • verb dismiss (Transitive Verb) To reject; to refuse to accept. 0
  • verb dismiss (Transitive Verb) (cricket) To get a batsman out. 0
  • verb dismiss (Transitive Verb) (soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off. 0
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