dismiss

[dis-mis] /dɪsˈmɪs/
verb (used with object)
1.
to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go:
I dismissed the class early.
2.
to bid or allow (a person) to go; give permission or a request to depart.
3.
to discharge or remove, as from office or service:
to dismiss an employee.
4.
to discard or reject:
to dismiss a suitor.
5.
to put off or away, especially from consideration; put aside; reject:
She dismissed the story as mere rumor.
6.
to have done with (a subject) after summary treatment:
After a perfunctory discussion, he dismissed the idea.
7.
Law. to put out of court, as a complaint or appeal.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin dismissus (for Latin dīmissus, past participle of dīmittere to send away), equivalent to Latin dis- dis-1 + mitt(ere) to send + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
dismissible, adjective
predismiss, verb (used with object)
redismiss, verb (used with object)
undismissed, adjective
Synonyms
3. fire.
Antonyms
2. recall. 3. hire. 4. accept.
Synonym Study
2. See release.
Examples from the web for dismiss
  • It's easy to dismiss all attempts to put oneself at a remove from the subject of a story.
  • He also declined to dismiss misdemeanor charges of official misconduct and accepting unlawful gratuities.
  • To dismiss student loans in bankruptcy, borrowers must show.
  • One shouldn't dismiss such data points, but it is worth placing them in the appropriate context.
  • With ever urgent needs for education and infrastructure, it's easy to dismiss such endeavors as a luxury.
  • But to dismiss fashion outright is to miss the positive.
  • It was the fourth time the government moved to dismiss the case.
  • It gave notice of the system's intent to dismiss the president, effective five days later.
  • He would be directly elected for five years and could appoint or dismiss the prime minister.
  • Hardcore skeptics dismiss them as the work of pranksters.
British Dictionary definitions for dismiss

dismiss

/dɪsˈmɪs/
verb (transitive)
1.
to remove or discharge from employment or service
2.
to send away or allow to go or disperse
3.
to dispel from one's mind; discard; reject
4.
to cease to consider (a subject): they dismissed the problem
5.
to decline further hearing to (a claim or action): the judge dismissed the case
6.
(cricket) to bowl out (a side) for a particular number of runs
sentence substitute
7.
(military) an order to end an activity or give permission to disperse
Derived Forms
dismissible, adjective
dismissive, adjective
Word Origin
C15: from Medieval Latin dismissus sent away, variant of Latin dīmissus, from dīmittere, from dī-dis-1 + mittere to send
Word Origin and History for dismiss
v.

early 15c., from Latin dimissus, past participle of dimittere "send away, send different ways; break up, discharge; renounce, abandon," from dis- "apart, away" (see dis-) + mittere "send, let go" (see mission). Prefix altered by analogy with many dis- verbs. Dismit, in the same sense, is attested from late 14c. Related: Dismissed; dismissing.