dissolve, dismiss
(verb) declare void; “The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”
dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
(verb) bar from attention or consideration; “She dismissed his advances”
dismiss, throw out
(verb) cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; “This case is dismissed!”
dismiss, usher out
(verb) end one’s encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; “I was dismissed after I gave my report”
displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
(verb) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; “The boss fired his secretary today”; “The company terminated 25% of its workers”
dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
(verb) stop associating with; “They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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 send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
(transitive, cricket) To get a batsman out.
(transitive, soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off.
• (to end the employment or service of): see lay off
• brush off
• send someone packing
• send someone to the showers
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*miss", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismissed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismissing.] Etym: [L. dis- + missus, p. p. of mittere to send: cf. dimittere, OF. desmetre, F. démettre. See Demise, and cf. Dimit.]
1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away. He dismissed the assembly. Acts xix. 41. Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. Cowper. Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. Dryden.
2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
Dis*miss", n.
Definition: Dismission. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 January 2025
(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
