dismiss

== English == === Etymology === Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- +‎ mittere (“to send”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪsˈmɪs/ (UK) IPA(key): /dɪzˈmɪs/ Hyphenation: dis‧miss Rhymes: -ɪs === Verb === dismiss (third-person singular simple present dismisses, present participle dismissing, simple past and past participle dismissed) (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of. (transitive) To order to leave. (transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of. (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept. (transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration. (transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as). (transitive, cricket) To get a batsman out. (transitive, sports, soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off. ==== Synonyms ==== (to end the employment or service of): see Thesaurus:lay off ==== Coordinate terms ==== brush off send someone packing send someone to the showers ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dismissal dismissive dismission ==== Translations ==== === References === “dismiss”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.