From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, n.
Dismission. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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He dismissed the assembly. --Acts xix.
41.
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Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
--Cowper.
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Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
--Dryden.
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2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service,
or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the
matter dismisses his servant.
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3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or
regard, as a petition or motion in court.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dismiss
v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
advances" [syn: {dismiss}, {disregard}, {brush aside},
{brush off}, {discount}, {push aside}, {ignore}]
2: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This
case is dismissed!" [syn: {dismiss}, {throw out}]
3: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a
child out of wedlock" [syn: {dismiss}, {send packing}, {send
away}, {drop}]
4: 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}]
5: 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}]
6: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and
called for new elections" [syn: {dissolve}, {dismiss}]
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