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dismiss
verb as in send away, remove; free
Strong matches
verb as in remove from job, responsibility
Example Sentences
He dismisses that as "chips and chicken nuggets" and says hotel residents have complained it makes them feel ill.
Federal immigration authorities dismissed the petition as a dangerous stunt that would inflame tensions.
In April, Kennedy dismissed such research and arguments as “epidemic denial.”
"I was flummoxed, then fuming about it. They seemed to dismiss the fact that the plane turned around," she said.
The ICC effectively has no power to arrest people without the co-operation of the countries they are in, which is most often refused - and Marcos had previously dismissed the idea of co-operating with the ICC.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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