Definition for

dismiss


noun – Discharge; dismissal.

To send away; order or give permission to depart.

To discard; remove from office, service, or employment.

To put aside; put away; put out of mind: as, to dismiss the subject.

In law, to reject; put out of court: as, the complaint was dismissed for lack of proof; the appeal was dismissed for irregularity.

transitive verb – To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.

transitive verb – To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment

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