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verb send away, remove; free

verb remove from job, responsibility
verb put out of one's mind

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verb send away, remove; free

Synonyms for dismiss

verb send away, remove; free

decline

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shed

supersede

brush off

cast off

cast out

dispense with

dispose of

do without

drive out

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Antonyms for dismiss

accept
allow
hold
keep
legalize
permit
promote
retain
appoint
employ
engage
hire
maintain
preserve
secure
welcome
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49 Synonyms found for dismiss

Word Origin & History
dismiss early 15c., from O.Fr. desmis, from M.L. dismissus, from L. dimissus, pp. of
dimittere "send away," from di- "apart, away" + mittere "send, let go." Prefix altered by
analogy with many dis- verbs. Dismit, in the same sense, is attested from late 14c. Related:
Dismissed.

Example Sentences for dismiss

He swears, also, to dismiss all foreign troops within four days.
Thomson had many enemies, and Pope was persuaded to dismiss him.
Can you not dismiss the subject from your mind for a time, Homer?
You can accept the truths and dismiss into oblivion the men from whom you got them.
Let us dismiss this sentimental conception and consider the facts squarely.
But we may dismiss this fear as altogether needless and unworthy.

When left to himself he could not dismiss from his thoughts the remark made by his sister.
We may dismiss the deer-stealing rumour as referring to this period.
At last I stood silent, waiting till he should be pleased to dismiss me.
They took care not to dismiss a man who worked the better the less they paid him.
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