Dismissing
/dɪˈsmɪsɪŋ/noun
Sending someone away, rejecting something, or treating it as unworthy of further consideration.
Did you know?The word descends from Latin dimittere, a formal act of letting go or releasing someone, while Roman military language used related forms for sending people out on assignment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meyth₂-
“A reconstructed root associated with sending or releasing; its exact form and development are debated.”
Classical Latin
Latin
mittere
“To send, let go, release, or dispatch.”
Classical Latin
Latin
dimittere
“To send away, dismiss, release, or discharge; formed with dis- (“away”) and mittere (“send”).”
Medieval Latin
Latin
dismissus
“Sent away, released, or discharged; the past participle of dimittere.”
14th Century
Old French
desmis, dismissier
“Dismissed or sent away; forms that helped transmit the Latin word into English.”
15th Century
English
dismiss
“To send away, discharge, or put aside.”
Modern English
English
dismissing
“The present participle of dismiss: sending away, rejecting, or refusing to consider.”