Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dismissed"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismissed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dismissing}.] [L. dis- + missus, p. p. of mittere to
send: cf. dimittere, OF. desmetre, F. d['e]mettre. See
{Demise}, and cf. {Dimit}.]
1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or
permit to go; to put away.

He dismissed the assembly. --Acts xix.
41.

Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
--Cowper.

Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
--Dryden.

2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service,
or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the
matter dismisses his servant.

3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or
regard, as a petition or motion in court.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

dismissed
adj : having lost your job [syn: {discharged}, {fired}, {laid-off},
{pink-slipped}]


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