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English verb: dismiss | |||
| 1. | dismiss (communication) bar from attention or consideration | ||
| Samples | She dismissed his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | brush aside, brush off, discount, disregard, ignore, push aside | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reject | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold-shoulder, discredit, disoblige, flout, laugh away, laugh off, pass off, scoff, shrug off, slight, turn a blind eye | ||
| 2. | dismiss (communication) cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration | ||
| Samples | This case is dismissed!. | ||
| Synonyms | throw out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| 3. | dismiss (social) stop associating with | ||
| Samples | They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock. | ||
| Synonyms | drop, send away, send packing | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
| Verb group | drop | ||
| 4. | dismiss (social) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||
| Samples | The boss fired his secretary today. The company terminated 25% of its workers. | ||
| Synonyms | can, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clean out, dismiss, drop, furlough, lay off, pension off, retire, send away, send packing, squeeze out | ||
| Antonyms | hire, employ, engage | ||
| 5. | dismiss (communication) end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave | ||
| Samples | I was dismissed after I gave my report. | ||
| Synonyms | usher out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | say farewell | ||
| 6. | dismiss (change) declare void | ||
| Samples | The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections. | ||
| Synonyms | dissolve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Verb group | break up, dissolve | ||
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