dismiss

Verb

dismiss (third-person singular simple present dismisses, present participle dismissing, simple past and past participle dismissed)

1. (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
   • The company dismissed me after less than a year.

   Synonyms:

   lay off

2. (transitive) To order to leave.
   • The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
3. (transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
   • He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
4. (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
   • The court dismissed the case.
   • She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.
5. (transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
   • By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
   • As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we...2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3
6. (transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
   • She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
7. (transitive) To get a batsman out.
   • He was dismissed for 99 runs.
8. (transitive) To give someone a red card; to send off.
   • Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1-3 Blackburn”, in BBC