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Words related to dismiss

Definition:

declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections";

bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances";

cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!";

end one''s encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report";

terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers";

stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock";

Hyponyms: slight, cold-shoulder, discredit, shrug off, pass off, scoff, flout, turn a blind eye, laugh off, laugh away, disoblige, retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, send packing, send away, drop

Grouped Verbs: dissolve, break up, drop

Derivational Morphology: brush-off, disregard, neglect, judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking

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