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| dis·miss [ diss míss ] (past and past participle dis·missed, present participle dis·miss·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·miss·es) |
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1. refuse to consider something: to refuse to give consideration to something
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2. reject somebody or something: to consider somebody or something as unsuitable for a particular reason
  dismissed the idea as ridiculous
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3. end employment of somebody: to stop employing somebody, e.g. because of unsatisfactory work or wrongdoing
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4. send somebody away: to order or allow somebody to leave
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5. law refuse case further hearing in court: to refuse to give further hearing to a case in court
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin dismiss-, past participle of dismittere "send away" < Latin mittere "send off"] |
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| dis·miss·i·ble adjective |
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