dismiss Pronunciation: /dɪsˈmɪs/Translate dismiss | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of dismissvtr 1 écarter [idea, suggestion]; exclure [possibility] 2 chasser [thought, worry] 3 licencier [employee]; démettre [qn] de ses fonctions [director, official] 4 (end interview with) congédier [person]; (send out) [teacher] laisser sortir [class] 5 [Law] the case was dismissed = il y a eu non-lieudismiss in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of dismiss in the British & World English dictionary Definition of dismiss in the US English dictionary