Added 9 October 2026
dismiss
/dɪsˈmɪs/ verb
Latin root: dimissus Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dismiss at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Bar from attention or consideration.
She dismissed his advances
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Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration.
This case is dismissed!
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Stop associating with.
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
Origin
Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).
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