dismiss

To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

The company dismissed me after less than a year.

To order to leave.

The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.

To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.

He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.

To reject; to refuse to accept.

The court dismissed the case.

She dismissed the idea as ridiculous.

To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.

By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.

As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".