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The Meaning 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.

Synonyms

Banish , discard , abandon , cashier , send off , divest , discharge.

Antonyms

Retain , detain , keep , maintain.

Rhymes

abyss , alusuisse , amiss , biosis , bis , biss , bliss , brys , buice , chris , chriss , cris , criss , dis , diss , fis , fiss , flis , fliss , furniss , hiss , kis , kiss , kniss , kris , liss , marsalis , mis , miss , perlis , phariss , piss , pris , reminisce , remiss , resists , riss , risse , rys , sis , suisse , swiss , this , twiss , vis , wis , wiss , wyss