to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
2.
to bid or allow (a person) to go; give permission or a request to depart.
3.
to discharge or remove, as from office or service: to dismiss an employee.
4.
to discard or reject: to dismiss a suitor.
5.
to put off or away, esp. from consideration; put aside; reject: She dismissed the story as mere rumor.
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to have done with (a subject) after summary treatment: After a perfunctory discussion, he dismissed the idea.
7.
Law. to put out of court, as a complaint or appeal.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < ML dismissus (for L dīmissus, ptp. of dīmittere to send away), equiv. to L dis-dis-1+ mitt(ere) to send + -tus ptp. suffix]
To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
To refuse to accept or recognize; reject: dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
To put out (a batter) in cricket.
Law To put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing.
Sports
To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
To put out (a batter) in cricket.
[Middle English dismissen, from Medieval Latin dismittere, dismiss-, variant of Latin dīmittere : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + mittere, to send.]
dis·miss'i·ble adj., dis·mis'sion (-mĭsh'ən) n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to terminate the employment of: was dismissed for insubordination; was booted for being late; afraid of being bounced for union activities; wasn't canned because his uncle owns the business; will be cashiered from the army; resort workers discharged at the end of the season; was dropped for incompetence; was fired unjustly; a reporter sacked for revealing a confidential source. See Also Synonyms at eject.
c.1432, from O.Fr. desmis, from M.L. dismissus, from L. dimissus, pp. of dimittere "send away," from di- "apart, away" + mittere "send, let go." Prefix altered by analogy with many dis- verbs. Dismit, in the same sense, is attested from 1382.
bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
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cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!"
3.
stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
4.
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [ant: employ]
5.
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report"
6.
declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" [syn: dissolve]
De*mise"\, n. [F. d['e]mettre, p. p. d['e]mis, d['e]mise, to put away, lay down; pref. d['e]- (L. de or dis-) + mettre to put, place, lay, fr. L. mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Dismiss, Demit.]1. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor. 2. The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also, the death of any illustrious person. After the demise of the Queen [of George II.], in 1737, they [drawing- rooms] were held but twice a week. --P. Cunningham. 3. (Law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter. --Bouvier. Note: The demise of the crown is a transfer of the crown, royal authority, or kingdom, to a successor. Thus, when Edward IV. was driven from his throne for a few months by the house of Lancaster, this temporary transfer of his dignity was called a demise. Thus the natural death of a king or queen came to be denominated a demise, as by that event the crown is transferred to a successor. --Blackstone. Demise and redemise, a conveyance where there are mutual leases made from one to another of the same land, or something out of it. Syn: Death; decease; departure. See Death.
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