Dismiss — Defs

01 v. t. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.

imp. & p. p. Dismissed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismissing

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.

02 n. Dismission.