English verb: brush aside | |||
1. | brush aside (communication) bar from attention or consideration | ||
Samples | She dismissed his advances. | ||
Synonyms | brush off, discount, dismiss, 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 | ||