dismiss
English
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪsˈmɪs/
- (UK also) IPA(key): /dɪzˈmɪs/
- Hyphenation: dis‧miss
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪs
Verb
dismiss (third-person singular simple present dismisses, present participle dismissing, simple past and past participle dismissed)
- (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
- The company dismissed me after less than a year.
- (transitive) To order to leave.
- The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
- (transitive) To dispel; to rid one's mind of.
- He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
- (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
- The court dismissed the case.
- 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter IV, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326:
- "He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
- To send or put away.
- She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
- (transitive, cricket) To get a batsman out.
- He was dismissed for 99 runs.
- (transitive, soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off.
- 2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1-3 Blackburn”, in BBC:
- Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.
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Synonyms
- (to end the employment or service of): see Thesaurus:lay off
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Translations
to discharge
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to order to leave
to dispel
to reject, refuse to accept
to give someone a red card
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