Dismiss vs. Discard — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dismiss and Discard
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Dismiss
Order or allow to leave; send away
She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road
Discard
To throw away; reject.
Dismiss
Treat as unworthy of serious consideration
It would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain
Discard
To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.
Dismiss
To end the employment or service of; discharge.
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Discard
To play (a card other than a trump) from a suit different from that of the card led.
Dismiss
To direct or allow to leave
Dismissed troops after the inspection.
Dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
Discard
To discard a playing card.
Dismiss
To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel
Dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
Discard
The act of discarding in a card game.
Dismiss
To refuse to accept or recognize; reject
Dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
Discard
A discarded playing card.
Dismiss
(Law) To adjudicate (a cause of action) as insufficient to proceed further in court because of some deficiency in law or fact.
Discard
One that is discarded or rejected.
Dismiss
To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
Discard
(transitive) To throw away, to reject.
Dismiss
To put out (a batter) in cricket.
Discard
To make a discard; to throw out a card.
Dismiss
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.
Discard
To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
Dismiss
(transitive) To order to leave.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
Discard
Anything discarded.
Dismiss
(transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
Discard
A discarded playing card in a card game.
Dismiss
(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
The court dismissed the case.
Discard
(programming) A temporary variable used to receive a value of no importance and unable to be read later.
Dismiss
(transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
Discard
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Dismiss
(transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
Discard
To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
Dismiss
To get a batsman out.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.
Discard
To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away.
They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them.
Dismiss
To give someone a red card; to send off.
Discard
To put or thrust away; to reject.
A man discards the follies of boyhood.
Dismiss
To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
He dismissed the assembly.
Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
Discard
To make a discard.
Dismiss
To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
Discard
The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
Dismiss
To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
Discard
Anything that is cast aside or discarded
Dismiss
Dismission.
Discard
(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit
Dismiss
Bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advances
Discard
Getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
Dismiss
Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration;
This case is dismissed!
Discard
Throw or cast away;
Put away your worries
Dismiss
Stop associating with;
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
Dismiss
Terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
Dismiss
End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;
I was dismissed after I gave my report
Dismiss
Declare void;
The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
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