DISMISS


Meaning of DISMISS in English

/ dɪsˈmɪs; NAmE / verb [ vn ]

1.

dismiss sb/sth (as sth) to decide that sb/sth is not important and not worth thinking or talking about

SYN wave aside :

I think we can safely dismiss their objections.

Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks.

He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.

The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand (= without thinking about it) .

2.

dismiss sth (from sth) to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind :

Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher.

He dismissed her from his mind.

3.

dismiss sb (from sth) to officially remove sb from their job

SYN fire , sack :

She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.

4.

to send sb away or allow them to leave :

At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed.

5.

( law ) to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence :

The case was dismissed.

6.

( in cricket ) to end the innings of a player or team

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from medieval Latin dismiss- , variant of Latin dimiss- sent away, from the verb dimittere .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.