Dismiss

  • 11dismiss */*/ — UK [dɪsˈmɪs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dismiss : present tense I/you/we/they dismiss he/she/it dismisses present participle dismissing past tense dismissed past participle dismissed 1) to refuse to accept that something might be true or… …

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  • 12dismiss — /dIs mIs/ verb (T) 1 IDEA to refuse to consider someone s idea, opinion etc, without thinking carefully about it: dismiss sth as: He just laughed and dismissed my suggestion as unrealistic. | dismiss sth out of hand (=dismiss something… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13dismiss — verb 1 decide sth is not important ADVERB ▪ quickly ▪ immediately, out of hand, summarily ▪ He dismissed her suggestion out of hand. ▪ blithely …

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  • 14dismiss — dis|miss [ dıs mıs ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to refuse to accept that something might be true or important: The senator dismissed claims that he had accepted bribes. We should not dismiss these ideas just because they are unfamiliar. dismiss… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15dismiss — [[t]dɪ̱smɪ̱s[/t]] ♦♦♦ dismisses, dismissing, dismissed 1) VERB If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. [V n as n] Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation... [V n] I… …

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  • 16dismiss — 01. Class had to be [dismissed] a half hour early because the teacher became ill. 02. Mr. Jones [dismissal] from the company was due to his frequent absences, and his lack of hard work. 03. The judge [dismissed] the charges, saying there was… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17dismiss — dis|miss W3 [dısˈmıs] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: dimissus, past participle of dimittere to send away ] 1.) to refuse to consider someone s idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important ▪ The government… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18dismiss — [15] Ultimately, dismiss and demise [16] are the same word: both come from Old French desmis or demis ‘sent away’. These in turn came from dismissus, the medieval descendant of Latin dīmissus, which was the past participle of dīmittere, a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 19dismiss — dis•miss [[t]dɪsˈmɪs[/t]] v. t. 1) to direct or allow to leave: dismissed the class[/ex] 2) to discharge from service: to dismiss an employee[/ex] 3) to discard or reject; put aside from consideration: to dismiss a story as rumor[/ex] 4) law to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20dismiss — [15] Ultimately, dismiss and demise [16] are the same word: both come from Old French desmis or demis ‘sent away’. These in turn came from dismissus, the medieval descendant of Latin dīmissus, which was the past participle of dīmittere, a… …

    Word origins