Dismiss

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Dismission.

II. Dismiss ·vt To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.

III. Dismiss ·vt To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.

IV. Dismiss ·vt 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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