dismiss
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dismiss
- /dɪsˈmɪs/
- /dɪzˈmɪs/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪs
Where it comes from
Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).
verb dismisses · dismissing · dismissed
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To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.
Similar: lay off
- 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.
- 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. Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: force out, terminate, throw out, brush aside, send away, brush off, give notice, ignore, disregard, can, discount, sack, fire, drop, push aside, send packing
Translations
Every language
verb to discharge
| Español | despedir, echar, cesantear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해고하다 haegohada |
| 日本語 | 解雇する kaiko suru |
| 中文 | 解僱 /解雇 jiěgù |
| Português | demitir, dispensar |
| Français | renvoyer, limoger, licencier, démettre |
| Deutsch | entlassen, kündigen |
| Italiano | licenziare, congedare, mandare via, dimettere |
| Română | destitui, concedia, revoca, demite |
| Русский | увольня́ть uvolʹnjátʹ, уво́лить uvólitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đuổi, thải hồi, sa thải |
| العربية | طَرَدَ ṭarada, أَقَالَ ʔaqāla |
| עברית | לפטר |
verb to order to leave
| Español | dejar salir, romper filas, terminar, despedir, permitir retirarse |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kuaga |
| Português | dispensar |
| Français | renvoyer, rompez |
| Deutsch | entlassen, wegtreten lassen |
| Italiano | rompere le righe, in libertà |
| Română | alunga |
| Русский | отпуска́ть otpuskátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đuổi, giải tán |
verb to dispel
| Português | descartar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aufgeben, fahren lassen, sich verabschieden von |
| Italiano | scacciare |
| Tiếng Việt | gạt bỏ, xua đuổi |
verb to reject, refuse to accept
| Português | rejeitar, dispensar, arquivar |
|---|---|
| Français | rejeter |
| Deutsch | abweisen, einstellen, zurückweisen, fallen lassen |
| Italiano | respingere, rigettare, archiviare, mandar via |
| Русский | отклоня́ть otklonjátʹ, отклони́ть otklonítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bỏ, bác bỏ, bác |
verb to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
| Español | desestimar, desechar, darle poca importancia a, quitarle/restarle importancia a, sobreseer, tachar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | übergehen, missachten, nicht weiter beachten |
verb to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
| Deutsch | beiseiteschieben, von dannen schicken, wegfegen, abwimmeln |
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