Dis-miss'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISMISSED (dis-mist'); p. pr. & vb. n. DISMISSING.] [Lat. dimittere, for dismittere, dismissum, from prefix dis and mittere, to send.]
Sense 1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go. “He dismissed the assembly.” Acts xix. 41.
Sense 2. To discard; to remove from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the master dismisses his servant. “Superseding men who were dismissed.” Bancroft.
Sense 3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attention or regard, as a petition or motion in court.