Definitions for dismiss
dɪsˈmɪsdis·miss

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignoreverb

   bar from attention or consideration

   "She dismissed his advances"

2. dismiss, throw outverb

   cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

   "This case is dismissed!"

3. dismiss, send packing, send away, dropverb

   stop associating with

   "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

4. displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminateverb

   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

5. dismiss, usher outverb

   end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

   "I was dismissed after I gave my report"

6. dissolve, dismissverb

   declare void

   "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dismissverb

   To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

   The company dismissed me after less than a year.

2. dismissverb

   To order to leave.

   The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.

3. dismissverb

   To dispel; to rid one's mind of.

   He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.

4. dismissverb

   To reject; to refuse to accept

   The court dismissed the case.

5. dismissverb

   To get a batsman out.

   He was dismissed for 99 runs.

6. dismissverb

   To give someone a red card; to send off

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DISMISSverb

   Etymology: dimissus, Latin.

   1. To send away.

   We commit thee thither,
   Until his army be dismiss’d from him. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   He dismissed the assembly. Acts xix. 41.

   2. To give leave of departure.

   If our young Iülus be no more,
   Dismiss our navy from your friendly shore. John Dryden, Virg. Æn.

   3. To discard; to divest of an office.

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1. dismiss

   To dismiss generally means to decide not to consider something or someone as being important or worth attention, or to officially order or allow someone to leave. It can also mean to discharge someone from employment or from an office or position, or to reject serious consideration of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dismissverb

   to send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away

2. Dismissverb

   to discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant

3. Dismissverb

   to lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court

4. Dismissnoun

   dismission

5. Etymology: [L. dis- + missus, p. p. of mittere to send: cf. dimittere, OF. desmetre, F. dmettre. See Demise, and cf. Dimit.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dismiss

   dis-mis′, v.t. to send away: to despatch: to discard: to remove from office or employment: (law) to reject, to put out of court, to discharge.—ns. Dismiss′al, Dismis′sion.—adjs. Dismiss′ive, Dismiss′ory. [L. dis, away, mittĕre, missum, to send.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dismiss

   Pipe down the people. To dismiss a drill from parade is to break the ranks.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dismiss

   To discard, or deprive an officer of his commission or warrant. See Appendix, Articles or War.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dismiss' in Verbs Frequency: #450

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dismiss in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dismiss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dismiss in a Sentence

1. Jim Clyburn:

   We run the risk of creating an elite society, we’ve got to recognize that people come from all walks of life, and we ought not dismiss anyone because of that.

2. Don Samuel:

   We will, however, promptly file a motion to dismiss them, because the members of the board are not alleged to have done anything wrong. Nothing. So, we believe the court will ultimately dismiss the case against them as well.

3. Pete Buttigieg:

   We dare not ignore, we dare not dismiss and we absolutely dare not attack those voices in the Democratic Party focusing on keeping those seats in the right hands.

4. Mike Pence:

   I would find all of that dialogue to be absurd and frankly offensive, it is the greatest honor of my life to serve shoulder-to-shoulder with the 45th President of the United States. To see his leadership every day, to see the compassion that he has for the American people every day. I would dismiss that out of hand and tell you that I'm just, I'm so excited about the progress that we've been made strengthening this country, protecting this country, reviving this country's economy and all credit goes to President Donald Trump.

5. Rick Wilson:

   Dismiss it, walk past it, ignore it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dismiss
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dismiss
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dismiss
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dismiss
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dismiss
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=dismiss
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html