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What does brush aside mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word brush aside? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
  2. (idiomatic) To defeat with ease.
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We need to brush aside data that are not pertinent to the matter in hand, or our thinking will be cluttered up with irrelevancies.
Finally, I should not like to brush aside one further argument, for that is not something I can do, but, rather, to qualify it somewhat.
And admirers of Céline the writer can no longer brush aside Céline the man.
Trojans turned in a competent performance to brush aside a youthful Northallerton side and keep their title challenge on course.
They have helped it to convince the doubting Thomases and brush aside the sceptics.
In fact it is dangerous for a tribunal to brush aside important issues of procedure simply because it feels it has to deal with the merits.

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