| push aside | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. push aside, push away | push out of the way. |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (communication) | 2. brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside | bar from attention or consideration.; "She dismissed his advances" |
| ~ cold-shoulder, slight | pay no attention to, disrespect.; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" |
| ~ reject | refuse to accept or acknowledge.; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" |
| ~ discredit | cause to be distrusted or disbelieved.; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" |
| ~ shrug off | minimize the importance of, brush aside.; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" |
| ~ pass off | disregard.; "She passed off the insult" |
| ~ flout, scoff | treat with contemptuous disregard.; "flout the rules" |
| ~ turn a blind eye | refuse to acknowledge.; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" |
| ~ laugh away, laugh off | deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it.; "She laughs away all these problems" |
| ~ disoblige | ignore someone's wishes. |
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