Definition of dismiss

• v. t. - To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
• v. t. - To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
• v. t. - To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
• n. - Dismission.