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dismissverb to let go from office, service, or employmentthe secretary was dismissed after it was discovered that she was stealing office supplies ax(or axe), bounce, can, cashier, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate, turn off downsize, excess, furlough, lay off, trimboot (out), chuck (out), drum (out), kick out, throw out, unseatseparate send packing, show (someone) the door employ, engage, hire, retain, sign (up or on), take on keepreemploy, rehirecontract, subcontractrecruit to drive or force outthe sick boy's nurse dismissed the visitors so he could get some rest banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, drum (out), eject, expel, extrude, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out)(chiefly British), turn out deforce, deport, displace, dispossess, evict, exile, expatriate, ostracize, read out, shut outax(or axe), can, cashier, defenestrate, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate give one the gate(slang), send packing accept, admit, receive, take, take inwelcomeentertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter to express scornfully one's low opinion ofcritics dismissed his music as mere noise bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, dis(also diss, slang), discount, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off discommendabuse, scolddisapprove (of), dislikecensure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobateasperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilifydiscredit, disgrace dump on acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol(also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise approve, countenance, endorse(also indorse), favor, recommend, sanctioncommend, compliment, eulogize in the 15th century |