dismiss
Collocations
13(verb.) decide sth is not important
ADV
quickly
out of hand, summarily
The manager summarily dismissed all complaints about the new schedule without any discussion.
easily, lightly, readily
Some people readily dismiss new ideas without giving them proper consideration.
contemptuously
He contemptuously dismissed the suggestion that he needed help with his work.
VERB + DISMISS
cannot/could not, unable to
be difficult to, be easy to, be possible to
It was difficult to dismiss her concerns even though we disagreed with her conclusions.
try to
PREP
as, from
He quickly dismissed the strange noise as just the wind outside his window.
(verb.) remove sb from a job
ADV
fairly
unfairly, wrongfully
The teacher wrongfully dismissed the student's concerns about the unfair exam question.
constructively | summarily
PREP
from
After the scandal, the coach was dismissed from the team.