Word Definition

Dismiss

  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; 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.
  4. Dismission.