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dismiss
1. To end the employment or service of; to discharge.
2. To direct or allow to leave; such as, "The captain dismissed troops after the inspection"; "The principal dismissed the student after reprimanding him."
3. To stop considering something; to rid one's mind of; to dispel: "She dismissed all thoughts of running for office."
4. To refuse to accept or recognize; to reject: "Mary dismissed the claim as highly improbable."
5. In law, to put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing.
6. In sports, to eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.

To dismiss a servant is to send him away.

This entry is located in the following units: dis-, di-, dif- (page 19) miss-, mis-, -miss, -mis, mit-, mitt-, -mit, -mitt (page 2)