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dis·miss / disˈmis/ • v. [tr.] order or allow to leave; send away: she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road. ∎ discharge from employment or office: CBS Records dismissed another 120 people. ∎ treat as unworthy of serious consideration: it would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain. ∎ deliberately cease to think about: he suspected a double meaning in her words, but dismissed the thought. ∎ [intr.] (of a group assembled under someone's authority) disperse: he told his company to dismiss. ∎ Law refuse further hearing to (a case): the judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence. ∎ (in sports) defeat or end an opponent’s turn. DERIVATIVES: dis·miss·al / -əl/ n. dis·miss·i·ble adj. |
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"dismiss." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dismiss." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dismiss.html "dismiss." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dismiss.html |
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dismiss v.
1. order or allow to leave; send away: she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road. 2. discharge from employment or office , typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance or dishonorable behavior: he was dismissed for insubordination. 3. (of a group assembled under someone's authority) disperse: he told his company to dismiss. dismissal n. dismissible adj. |
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"dismiss." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dismiss." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dismiss.html "dismiss." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-dismiss.html |
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dismiss XV. First in pp., repr. OF. desmis (mod. démis) :- medL. dismissus, for L. dīmissus, pp. of dīmittere, f. DIS- 1 + mittere send.
So dismission XVI; after F. †desmission (mod. dé-); largely repl. by dismissal XIX. |
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T. F. HOAD. "dismiss." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dismiss." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dismiss.html T. F. HOAD. "dismiss." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dismiss.html |
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