Verb

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

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(lb) To order to leave.

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

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(lb) To reject; to refuse to accept.

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*:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.

To get a batsman out.

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To give someone a red card; to send off.

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Verb

(deplor)

To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.

The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.

I deplore not having listened to your advice.

To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.

I deplore how you treated him at the party.

Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.

(obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.

(Francis Bacon)