v. 25B6; verb
the president dismissed five ministers : GIVE SOMEONE THEIR NOTICE, get rid of, discharge; lay off, make redundant; informal sack, give someone the sack, fire, boot out, give someone the boot/elbow/push, give someone their marching orders, show someone the door; Brit. informal give someone their cards; Military cashier.
the guards were dismissed : SEND AWAY, let go; disband, dissolve, discharge.
he dismissed all morbid thoughts : BANISH, set aside, disregard, brush off, shrug off, put out of one's mind; reject, deny, repudiate, spurn.
engage.