2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dismissed
adj : having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {fired}, {laid-off},
{pink-slipped}]
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