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Word entry · 7 letters

dismiss

Best crossword clue

"Order someone to leave"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /dɪsˈmɪs/Part of speech verbSorted diimsssStarts with DEnds with S2 cluesVery common crossword word
1D2I3S4M5I6S7S

Definitions

  1. Send away, reject, or decide not to consider further.

Word origin

Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).

Used in a sentence

  • The company dismissed me after less than a year.
  • The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
  • He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Order someone to leave7 letters
02Send away7 letters

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