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Dismiss vs. Discard — What's the Difference?

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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