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present tense form of dismiss (3rd person singular).

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send away, remove; free v.
remove from job, responsibility v.
put out of one's mind v.

VERB

send away, remove; free

Synonyms

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decline disband dissolve expel let go reject release

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abolish banish boot bundle chase chuck clear deport detach discard dispatch disperse divorce eject outlaw relegate relinquish repel repudiate rid shed supersede

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brush off cast off cast out dispense with dispose of do without drive out force out have done with kick out let out lock out push aside push back send off send packing show out slough off sweep away turn out

Antonyms

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accept allow

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hold keep legalize permit promote retain

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appoint employ engage hire maintain preserve secure welcome

VERB

remove from job, responsibility

Synonyms

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depose discharge disqualify fire impeach let go oust recall retire sack suspend terminate

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ax boot bounce bump can cashier defrock depone displace drop furlough pension shelve unfrock unseat

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boot out deselect disemploy disfrock give notice to give the ax give the gate give the heave-ho give walking papers give warning kick out lay off let out pink-slip put away send packing shut out turn away wash out

Antonyms

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begin employ hire hold keep

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accept appoint engage maintain preserve secure welcome

VERB

put out of one's mind

Synonyms

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deride reject ridicule

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banish contemn despise discard disdain dispel disregard drop flout gibe gird jeer mock pooh-pooh rally relegate repudiate repulse scoff scorn scout shelve spurn taunt twit

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kiss off laugh away lay aside set aside

Antonyms

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flatter praise

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admire approve compliment do embrace esteem keep like love respect weaken welcome

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accept appoint employ engage hire hold maintain preserve secure

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He dismisses the Taliban government's amnesty, announced days after their return to power which declared that former government officials, security personnel and civil servants would not face retaliation and were encouraged to return to work.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

"The General Court dismisses all the actions brought by Apple," the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Genis, who is a Social Democrat elected to Bern city council, dismisses these arguments as scapegoating.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

For her part Zoe, mature well beyond her tender age, dismisses the hype with a shrug.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

The bell for lunch rings, and Missus Wilhelmina slowly finishes her sentence, to remind us that we aren’t allowed to leave until she dismisses us from class herself.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender