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dismiss

CEFR: B2

To reject or refuse to consider an idea, hypothesis, or proposal as unworthy of attention.

Synonyms

disregard
repudiate

Common Collocations

dismiss an argument
dismiss out of hand
summarily dismissed

Example Sentence

Reviewers dismissed the speculative hypothesis due to a total lack of verifiable empirical data.

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