dismiss
    v 1: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his
         advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside,
         brush off, discount, push aside, ignore]
    2: cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This
       case is dismissed!" [syn: dismiss, throw out]
    3: stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a
       child out of wedlock" [syn: dismiss, send packing, send
       away, drop]
    4: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
       position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company
       terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: displace, fire,
       give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away,
       sack, force out, give the sack, terminate] [ant:
       employ, engage, hire]
    5: end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting
       the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report"
       [syn: dismiss, usher out]
    6: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and
       called for new elections" [syn: dissolve, dismiss]

Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, n.
   Dismission. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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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.
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            He dismissed the assembly.            --Acts xix.
                                                  41.
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            Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
                                                  --Cowper.
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            Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service,
      or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the
      matter dismisses his servant.
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   3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or
      regard, as a petition or motion in court.
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