dismiss

verb

• 1order or allow to leave; send away:she dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road
• remove from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance:the prime minister dismissed five members of his cabinet
• [no object] (of a group assembled under someone’s authority) disperse:he told his company to dismiss
• Cricket end the innings of (a batsman or a side):Australia were dismissed for 118

• 2treat as unworthy of serious consideration:it would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain
• deliberately cease to think about:he suspected a double meaning in her words, but dismissed the thought
• Law refuse further hearing to (a case):the judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence