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dis⋅miss

  [dis-mis]
Use dismiss in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. 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.
6. 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

Related forms:
dis⋅miss⋅i⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
2. See release. 3. fire.

Antonyms:
2. recall. 3. hire. 4. accept.
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dis·miss   (dĭs-mĭs')   
tr.v.   dis·missed, dis·miss·ing, dis·miss·es
  1. To end the employment or service of; discharge.
  2. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
    1. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
    2. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject: dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
    3. To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
    4. To put out (a batter) in cricket.
  4. Law To put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing.
  5. Sports
    1. To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
    2. 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.
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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.

He dismissed the assembly. --Acts xix. 41.

Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock. --Cowper.

Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs. --Dryden.

2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.

3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.

Dismiss

Dis*miss"\, n. Dismission. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : dismiss
Spanish: despedir, descartar,
German: entlassen,
Japanese: 去らせる
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dismiss 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dis·miss
Function: transitive verb
1 : to remove from position or service <dismissed the employee>
2 : to bring about or order the dismissal of (an action) dismissed> intransitive verb : to bring about or order a dismissal dismiss>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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