'Dismiss' definitions:

Definition of 'dismiss'

(from WordNet)
verb
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore]
verb
Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!" [syn: dismiss, throw out]
verb
Stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" [syn: dismiss, send packing, send away, drop]
verb
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant: employ, engage, hire]
verb
End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report" [syn: dismiss, usher out]
verb
Declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" [syn: dissolve, dismiss]

Definition of 'Dismiss'

From: GCIDE
  • Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismissed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismissing.] [L. dis- + missus, p. p. of mittere to send: cf. dimittere, OF. desmetre, F. d['e]mettre. See Demise, and cf. Dimit.]
  • 1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away. [1913 Webster]
  • He dismissed the assembly. --Acts xix. 41. [1913 Webster]
  • Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Dismiss'

From: GCIDE
  • Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, n. Dismission. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'dismiss'

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