English Explanatory Dictionary

dismiss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
To order to leave.
To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
To reject; to refuse to accept.
To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
To get a batsman out.
To give someone a red card; to send off.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈmɪs/ /dɪzˈmɪs/ en-us-dismiss.ogg en-au-dismiss.ogg

Word forms

dismiss dismisses dismissing dismissed

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).

Synonyms

lay off

Related words

dismissal dismissive dismission

Derived words

dismissable dismissably dismissee dismisser dismissible redismiss

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