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Search phrase: dismiss

Plays

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CoriolanusCor II.i.72dismiss the controversy bleeding, the more entangleddismisse the Controuersie bleeding, the more intangled
CoriolanusCor II.iii.153His humble weeds. Will you dismiss the people?his humble Weeds: / Will you dismisse the People?
CoriolanusCor IV.ii.7.2Dismiss them home.Dismisse them home.
CoriolanusCor V.iii.82Dismiss my soldiers, or capitulateDismisse my Soldiers, or capitulate
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.iv.37Dismiss his power he means to visit us,Dismisse his power, he meanes to visit vs:
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.30With sweet enlargement doth dismiss me hence.With sweet enlargement doth dismisse me hence:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.174So, now dismiss your army when ye please;So, now dismisse your Army when ye please:
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.ix.21I do dismiss you to your several countries.I do dismisse you to your seuerall Countries.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.44Then, Buckingham, I do dismiss my powers.Then Buckingham I do dismisse my Powres.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.78Please you dismiss me, either with ay or no.Please you dismisse me, eyther with I, or no.
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.97Never lacks power to dismiss itself.Neuer lacks power to dismisse it selfe.
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.33Dismiss their biting whinyards, till your kingDismisse their byting whinyards, till your King,
King JohnKJ V.i.64And he hath promised to dismiss the powersAnd he hath promis'd to dismisse the Powers
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.208O, dismiss this audience, and I shall tell you more.O dismisse this audience, and I shall tell you more.
MacbethMac IV.i.71Beware the Thane of Fife! Dismiss me. Enough.Beware the Thane of Fife: dismisse me. Enough.
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.23not, use him for the present and dismiss him. He cannotnot, vse him for the present, and dismisse him, hee cannot
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.104Upon my power I may dismiss this courtVpon my power I may dismisse this Court,
OthelloOth IV.iii.8forthwith. Dismiss your attendant there. Look't be done.forthwith: dismisse your Attendant there: look't be done.
OthelloOth IV.iii.13.1And bade me to dismiss you.And bid me to dismisse you.
OthelloOth IV.iii.13.2Dismiss me?Dismisse me?
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.47Dismiss your followers, and, as suitors should,Dismisse your Followers, and as Suters should,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.56That I will here dismiss my loving friendsThat I will heere dismisse my louing Friends:
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.60I thank you all and here dismiss you all,I thanke you all, and heere Dismisse you all,
Twelfth NightTN I.v.104will, to dismiss it.will, to dismisse it.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.425 Dismiss your vows, your feigned tears, your flattery; Dismisse your vows, your fained tears, your flattry,

Glossary

 11 result(s).
cashierdischarge, dismiss [from service]
castcast off, discard, dismiss, reject
castdismiss, discharge, release
dischargerelease from service, let go, dismiss
dispatch, despatchdismiss, get rid of, send away
dispatch, despatch[Q variant] dismiss, get rid of, send away
putdismiss, send away
putdismiss, brush aside, spurn
putdismiss, lay off, make redundant
slightdismiss with contempt, put off disdainfully
turnsend away, dismiss from service

Thesaurus

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contempt, dismiss withslight
dismisscast
dismisscast
dismissdischarge
dismissdispatch, despatch
dismissput
dismissput
dismissput
dismiss from servicecashier
dismiss from serviceturn
dismiss with contemptslight
service, dismiss fromturn

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DISMISSBASICdismiss v, dismissed adj, dismission n

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