dismiss

1. Bar from attention or consideration (synset 200802592)
   "She dismissed his advances"
   is a type of: reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge
   subtypes:

   • cold-shoulder, slight - pay no attention to, disrespect
   • discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
   • shrug off - minimize the importance of, brush aside
   • pass off - disregard
   • flout, scoff - treat with contemptuous disregard
   • turn a blind eye - refuse to acknowledge
   • laugh away, laugh off - deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it
   • disoblige - ignore someone's wishes
   same as: brush aside, brush off, discount, disregard, ignore, push aside
2. Cease to consider;
   Put out of judicial consideration (synset 200803288)
   "This case is dismissed!"
   same as: throw out
3. Stop associating with (synset 202471362)
   "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
   is a type of: can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   same as: drop, send away, send packing
   verb group: drop - terminate an association with
4. Terminate the employment of;
   Discharge from an office or position (synset 202407967)
   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
   is a type of: remove - remove from a position or an office
   subtypes:

   • retire - make (someone) retire
   • pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension
   • clean out - force out
   • furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons
   • squeeze out - force out
   • dismiss, drop, send away, send packing - stop associating with
   same as: can, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
5. End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave (synset 200902491)
   "I was dismissed after I gave my report"
   is a type of: say farewell - say good-bye or bid farewell
   same as: usher out
6. Declare void (synset 200339369)
   "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: dissolve
   verb group: break up, dissolve - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

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