Refuse vs. Dismiss

Refuse vs. Dismiss — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Refuse and Dismiss

Refuseadjective

Discarded, rejected.

Dismissverb

(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

The company dismissed me after less than a year.

Refusenoun

Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

Dismissverb

(transitive) To order to leave.

The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.

Refusenoun

(obsolete) refusal

Dismissverb

(transitive) To dispel; to rid one's mind of.

He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
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Refuseverb

(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).

My request for a pay rise was refused.

Dismissverb

(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.

The court dismissed the case.

Refuseverb

(intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.

I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more.I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.

Dismissverb

To send or put away.

She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.

Refuseverb

(military) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.

to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks

Dismissverb

To get a batsman out.

He was dismissed for 99 runs.
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Refuseverb

To disown.

Dismissverb

To give someone a red card; to send off.

Refusenoun

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

Dismissverb

bar from attention or consideration;

She dismissed his advances

Refuseverb

show unwillingness towards;

he declined to join the group on a hike

Dismissverb

cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration;

This case is dismissed!

Refuseverb

refuse to accept;

He refused my offer of hospitality

Dismissverb

stop associating with;

They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock

Refuseverb

elude, especially in a baffling way;

This behavior defies explanation

Dismissverb

terminate the employment of;

The boss fired his secretary todayThe company terminated 25% of its workers

Refuseverb

refuse to let have;

She denies me every pleasurehe denies her her weekly allowance

Dismissverb

end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;

I was dismissed after I gave my report

Refuseverb

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;

His body rejected the liver of the donor

Dismissverb

declare void;

The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections

Refuseverb

refuse entrance or membership;

They turned away hundreds of fansBlack people were often rejected by country clubs