dismiss

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˈmɪs/ UK /dɪzˈmɪs/ See IPA manual

Freq #8052

Meanings

1

verb
To decide that something or someone is not worth considering or taking seriously.

He dismissed the idea as a waste of time.
2

verb
To remove someone from a job; to fire.

The company dismissed her after she missed several deadlines.
3

verb
To officially tell or allow someone to leave.

The teacher dismissed the class early.
4

verb
To reject a legal case so that it does not continue in court.

The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to decide that something or... discount

2 verb · to remove someone from a... lay off

3 verb · to officially tell or allow... usher out

Word family

Forms dismisseddismissesdismissing

Derived forms dismissabledismissablydismisseedismisserdismissibleredismiss

Related forms dismissal dismission dismissive

Simplified etymology

Dismiss entered English in the late Middle English period and ultimately derives from a form of Latin mittere, meaning “to send.” The same Latin root appears in missile, mission, and message.

Etymology

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

dimissus Latin

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# dismiss

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈmɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪzˈmɪs/
**Frequency rank:** 8052

## Meanings
1. To decide that something or someone is not worth considering or taking seriously.
2. To remove someone from a job; to fire.
3. To officially tell or allow someone to leave.
4. To reject a legal case so that it does not continue in court.

## Examples
- He dismissed the idea as a waste of time.
- The company dismissed her after she missed several deadlines.
- The teacher dismissed the class early.
- The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence.

## Derived Forms
- dismissable
- dismissably
- dismissee
- dismisser
- dismissible
- redismiss

## Related Forms
- dismissal
- dismission
- dismissive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dimissus

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

## AI Etymology
Dismiss is from Middle English and Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), the perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”). Current senses include deciding that something or someone is not worth considering, removing someone from a job, sending a group away, and refusing to consider a legal case. Later formations include dismissable, dismissably, and dismissee.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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