Word

dismiss, v.
(dismissed, dismisses, dismissing)
freq. cnt. 19

bar from attention or consideration
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 35 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

brush aside brush off discount dismiss disregard ignore push aside

sample sentences

"She dismissed his advances"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disregard disregard

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

slight, cold-shoulder discredit shrug off pass off flout, scoff turn a blind eye laugh off, laugh away disoblige

hypernym

cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

dismiss throw out

sample sentences

"This case is dismissed!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stop associating with
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dismiss drop send away send packing

sample sentences

"They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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semantic pointers

hypernym

fire, can, displace, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

verb group

declare void
<verb.change>

dismiss dissolve

sample sentences

"The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

verb group

dissolve, break up

end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
<verb.communication>

dismiss usher out

sample sentences

"I was dismissed after I gave my report"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dismissive dismissal

semantic pointers

hypernym

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

can dismiss displace fire force out give notice give the axe give the sack sack send away terminate

sample sentences

"The boss fired his secretary today"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dismissible dismission dismissal

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

retire pension off clean out furlough, lay off squeeze out dismiss, send away, send packing, drop

hypernym