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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
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              He dismissed the assembly.            --Acts xix.
                                                    41.
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              Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
                                                    --Cowper.
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              Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service,
        or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the
        matter dismisses his servant.
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     3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or
        regard, as a petition or motion in court.
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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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dismissing
     vb.
     (present participle of en dismiss nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dismissing
     vb.
     (present participle of en dismiss nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dismissing
     vb.
     (present participle of en dismiss nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dismissing
     vb.
     (present participle of en dismiss nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dismissing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d ismiss ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dismissing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en dismiss ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb dismiss)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/
  الطرد

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/ 
  propouštění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/ 
  zproštění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/ 
  propouštějící

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/
  ablehnend, abtuend, verwerfend
     Synonym: being dismissive
  
   see: dismiss, be dismissive, dismissed, been dismissive
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/
  absetzend, seines Amtes enthebend
     Synonyms: deposing, unseating
  
   see: dismiss, depose sb., unseat sb., dismissed, deposed, unseated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/
  abweisend, zurückweisend
     Synonym: quashing
  
   see: dismiss sth., quash sth., dismissed, quashed, dismiss a petition, dismiss the appeal, dismiss the charge/the indictment, dismiss an action with costs, dismiss a case on the merits/as being unfounded
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/
  entlassend
   see: dismiss sb., dismissed, dismisses, dismissed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/
  verwerfend, abschreibend
     Synonyms: discarding, rejecting
  
   see: dismiss, discard, reject sth., dismissed, discarded, rejected
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dismissing /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/
  wegtretend
     Synonym: falling out
  
   see: fall out, dismiss, fallen out, dismissed, Fall out!, Dismiss!, Dismissed!
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ/


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