different between dispersed vs dismiss

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??sp??st/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??sp??st/
• Rhymes: -??(?)st
• Hyphenation: dis?persed

Verb

dispersed

1. simple past tense and past participle of disperse

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?m?s/
• (UK also) IPA^(key): /d?z?m?s/
• Hyphenation: dis?miss
• Rhymes: -?s

Verb

dismiss (third-person singular simple present dismisses, present participle dismissing, simple past and past participle dismissed)

2. (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

3. (transitive) To order to leave.

4. (transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.

5. (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.

   • “He was here,” observed Drina composedly, “and father was angry with him.” ¶ “What?” exclaimed Eileen. “When?” ¶ “This morning, before father went downtown.” ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina’s case.

6. (transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).

7. (transitive, cricket) To get a batsman out.

8. (transitive, soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off.

Synonyms

• (to end the employment or service of): see Thesaurus:lay off

Coordinate terms

• brush off
• send someone packing
• send someone to the showers

Related terms

• dismissal
• dismissive
• dismission

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