dismiss
dismiss is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 4.Dismission. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abandon
- abandonment
- absolution
- absolve
- abstain
- abstinence
- acquire
- acquit
- acquittal
- acquittance
- adrift
- affranchise
- affranchisement
- alone
- apart
- aside
- asunder
- away
- back
- behind
- break
- cast
- cede
- cession
- clear
- collar
- course
- culls
- deed
- deliver
- deliverance
- derelict
- dereliction
- destroy
- desuetude
- disband
- disburden
- discard
- discharge
- disengage
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is dismiss.
- What is dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. Cowper. Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. Dryden called?
- What is to discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant called?
- What is to lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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