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Definition: DISMISSING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To discard or thank. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To remove, displace, expel, relegate or oust. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To send, refer, consign, eject or expedite.[Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Present participle conjugation of the verb dismiss.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dismiss)
1. Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances".[Wordnet].
2. Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!".[Wordnet].
3. Stop associating with.[Wordnet].
4. End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report".[Wordnet].
5. Declare void.[Wordnet].
6. Terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".[Wordnet].
7. Declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections".[Wordnet].
8. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.[Websters].
9. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.[Websters].
10. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.[Websters].
11. Base verb from the following inflections: dismissing, dismissed, dismisses, dismisser, dismissers, dismissingly and dismissedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective 1. Being retiring. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Being floating. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being degrading. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being disqualifying or disabling. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being sagging or drooping. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being rousing or stimulating.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "Dismissing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISMISSING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Sending away; giving leave to depart; removing from office or service.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of dismiss. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: DISMISSING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To discard or thank. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To remove, displace, expel, relegate or oust. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To send, refer, consign, eject or expedite.[Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Present participle conjugation of the verb dismiss.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dismiss)
1. Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances".[Wordnet].
2. Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!".[Wordnet].
3. Stop associating with.[Wordnet].
4. End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report".[Wordnet].
5. Declare void.[Wordnet].
6. Terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".[Wordnet].
7. Declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections".[Wordnet].
8. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.[Websters].
9. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.[Websters].
10. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.[Websters].
11. Base verb from the following inflections: dismissing, dismissed, dismisses, dismisser, dismissers, dismissingly and dismissedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective1. Being retiring. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. Being floating. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being degrading. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being disqualifying or disabling. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being sagging or drooping. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being rousing or stimulating.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "DISMISSING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISMISSING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Sending away; giving leave to depart; removing from office or service.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of dismiss. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: dismiss

Topics sorted by level of InterestLevel (1=low, 600=high)   Topics sorted AlphabeticallyLevel (1=low, 600=high)
Lord Dismiss Us5   Dismiss the Mystery4
Dismiss the Mystery4   Lord Dismiss Us5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).