dismiss
//dɪsˈmɪs//
Forms
- present (v1)
- dismiss
- past (v2)
- dismissed
- past participle (v3)
- dismissed
- present participle
- dismissing
- 3rd person singular
- dismisses
Definitions
1.To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
- The company dismissed me after less than a year.
2.To order to leave.
- The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
3.To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
- He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
4.To reject; to refuse to accept.
- She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.
- The court dismissed the case.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2907
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Middle English
From Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”)
From dis- + mittere (“to send”).