v. t. | 1. | To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away. |
2. | To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; | |
3. | To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court. | |
n. | 1. | Dismission. |
Verb | 1. | dismiss - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" |
2. | dismiss - cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!" Synonyms: throw out | |
3. | dismiss - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" | |
4. | dismiss - terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" Synonyms: give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, fire, terminate | |
5. | dismiss - end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report" Synonyms: usher out | |
6. | dismiss - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" Synonyms: dissolve |