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dismiss


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dismiss 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  dismiss 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismiss,  disregard,  brush  aside,  brush  off  discount,  push  aside,  ignore 
  =>  slight,  cold-shoulder 
  =>  discredit 
  =>  pass  off 
  =>  scoff,  flout 
  =>  turn  a  blind  eye 
  =>  laugh  off  laugh  away 
  =>  disoblige 
 
  Sense  4 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  retire 
  =>  pension  off 
  =>  clean  out 
  =>  furlough,  lay  off 
  =>  squeeze  out 
  =>  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dismiss 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  dismiss 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismiss,  disregard,  brush  aside,  brush  off  discount,  push  aside,  ignore 
  =>  slight,  cold-shoulder 
  =>  discredit 
  =>  pass  off 
  =>  scoff,  flout 
  =>  turn  a  blind  eye 
  =>  laugh  off  laugh  away 
  =>  disoblige 
 
  Sense  4 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  retire 
  =>  superannuate 
  =>  pension  off 
  =>  clean  out 
  =>  furlough,  lay  off 
  =>  squeeze  out 
  =>  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dismiss 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dismiss 
 
  5  senses  of  dismiss 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismiss,  disregard,  brush  aside,  brush  off  discount,  push  aside,  ignore 
  =>  reject 
 
  Sense  2 
  dismiss,  throw  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop 
  =>  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
 
  Sense  4 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  remove 
 
  Sense  5 
  dismiss,  usher  out 
  =>  say  farewell 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dismiss 
 
  dismiss  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dismiss 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismiss,  disregard,  brush  aside,  brush  off  discount,  push  aside,  ignore 
  =>  reject 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  dismiss,  throw  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop 
  =>  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate 
  =>  remove 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  dismiss,  usher  out 
  =>  say  farewell 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  dismiss 
  dismissal 
  dismission 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dismiss 
 
  The  verb  dismiss  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  dismiss,  disregard,  brush  aside,  brush  off  discount,  push  aside,  ignore  --  (bar  from  attention  or  consideration;  "She  dismissed  his  advances") 
  2.  (4)  dismiss,  throw  out  --  (cease  to  consider;  put  out  of  judicial  consideration:  "This  case  is  dismissed!") 
  3.  (1)  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop  --  (stop  associating  with  "They  dropped  her  after  she  had  a  child  out  of  wedlock") 
  4.  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate  --  (terminate  the  employment  of  "The  boss  fired  his  secretary  today") 
  5.  dismiss,  usher  out  --  (end  one's  encounter  with  somebody  by  causing  or  permitting  the  person  to  leave) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dismiss 
  dismissed 
  dismissible 
  dismissive 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dismiss 
 
  The  verb  dismiss  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (14)  dismiss,  disregard,  brush  aside,  brush  off  discount,  push  aside,  ignore  --  (bar  from  attention  or  consideration;  "She  dismissed  his  advances") 
  2.  (4)  dismiss,  throw  out  --  (cease  to  consider;  put  out  of  judicial  consideration:  "This  case  is  dismissed!") 
  3.  (1)  dismiss,  send  packing,  send  away  drop  --  (stop  associating  with  "They  dropped  her  after  she  had  a  child  out  of  wedlock") 
  4.  fire,  give  notice,  can,  dismiss,  give  the  axe,  send  away  sack,  force  out  terminate  --  (terminate  the  employment  of  "The  boss  fired  his  secretary  today") 
  5.  dismiss,  usher  out  --  (end  one's  encounter  with  somebody  by  causing  or  permitting  the  person  to  leave) 



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