dismiss

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To end the employment or service of; discharge.
2. v. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
3. v. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
4. v. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject: dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
5. v. Law To put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing.
6. v. Sports To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
7. v. Sports To put out (a batter) in cricket.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To send away; order or give permission to depart.
2. To discard; remove from office, service, or employment.
3. To put aside; put away; put out of mind: as, to dismiss the subject.
4. In law, to reject; put out of court: as, the complaint was dismissed for lack of proof; the appeal was dismissed for irregularity. Synonyms To let go.
5. n. Discharge; dismissal.

Wiktionary

1. v. To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
2. v. To order to leave.
3. v. To dispel; to rid one's mind of.
4. v. To reject; to refuse to accept
5. v. To get a batsman out.
6. v. To give someone a red card; to send off

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
2. v. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment
3. v. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
4. n. Dismission.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. bar from attention or consideration
2. v. end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
3. v. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
4. v. stop associating with
5. v. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
6. v. declare void