dismiss

Definition

To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).

Example Sentences

• "The company dismissed me after less than a year."
• "The soldiers were dismissed after the parade."
• "He dismissed all thoughts of acting again."

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