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- pronunciation:
- dihs
mIs
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
dismisses, dismissing, dismissed |
definition 1: |
to send away or allow to go away.
You must stay in your seats until the teacher dismisses class.- synonyms:
- release
- antonyms:
- assemble
- similar words:
- banish, discharge, dispel, disperse, dissolve, excuse, expel, free, oust, reject
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definition 2: |
to remove from a job; fire.
The company dismissed twenty workers.- synonyms:
- discharge, fire
- antonyms:
- employ, engage, hire
- similar words:
- can, remove, sack
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definition 3: |
to reject as not worth considering.
I wish she would not always dismiss my worries.He dismissed the idea that fish could walk.- antonyms:
- entertain
- similar words:
- discard, disregard
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related words: |
acquit, degrade, discount, evacuate, overrule, revoke, snub, suspend, turn |
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