dismiss
/dɪsˈmɪs/ verb B2- To discharge; to end the employment or service of. · The company dismissed me after less than a year.
- To order to leave. · The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
- To dispel; to rid one’s mind of. · He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
- To reject; to refuse to accept. · The court dismissed the case.· She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.
- To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration. · By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
- To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as). · She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
- To get a batsman out. · He was dismissed for 99 runs.
- To give someone a red card; to send off.
He/she/it dismisses · Past dismissed · Past participle dismissed · -ing form dismissing
Verb forms
- Base form
- dismiss
- He/she/it
- dismisses
- Past
- dismissed
- Past participle
- dismissed
- -ing form
- dismissing
From the library
The young man, having dismissed the boy and horse, knocked at the door of the hotel, which was opened, and again closed after his entrance.
“I trust you will not be displeased, sir, that Valentine has not come with us, or that I dismissed Barrois, for our conference will be one which could not with propriety be carried on in the presence of either.
Andrea, who had often stayed there in his rides about Paris, recollected the Bell and Bottle inn; he turned around, saw the sign by the light of a reflected lamp, and having dismissed the child, giving him all the small coin he had about him, he began knocking at the door, very reasonably concluding that having now three or four hours before him he had best fortify himself against the fatigues of the morrow by a sound sleep and a good supper.
If you would only dismiss them from your heels, there might soon be treaties of peace and reconciliation between us.” The Sheep, poor silly creatures, were easily beguiled and dismissed the Dogs, whereupon the Wolves destroyed the unguarded flock at their own pleasure.
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