dismiss
61laugh off — dismiss casually, reject as trivial, disregard …
62can — dismiss, fire, let go He was canned for drinking liquor at work. They dismissed him. See the can …
63fire — dismiss from a job, terminate employment What happened to Larry? He got fired for stealing funds …
64brush someone/thing off — dismiss someone or something in an abrupt, contemptuous way. → brush …
65laugh someone/thing out of court — dismiss someone or something with contempt as being obviously ridiculous. → laugh …
66laugh something off — dismiss something by treating it in a light hearted way. → laugh …
67pay someone off — dismiss someone with a final payment. → pay …
68pension someone off — dismiss someone from employment and pay them a pension. → pension …
69show someone the door — dismiss or eject someone. → shoveler …
70shrug something off — dismiss something as unimportant. → shrug …