dismiss-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: refuse to give consideration to something or someone

Examples:
I think he'd dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me.
Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it.
Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind - they're not worth thinking about.
After the incident, the candidate dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
The committee dismissed the claim as highly improbable.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: dismiss.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: discharge, let go, persuade to leave, send away

Examples:
The teacher dismissed the class early because she had a meeting.
The troops were dismissed after the inspection.
The company dismissed its workers early for holidays.
I was dismissed after I gave the report.
The company dismissed 25 percent of its worker today.
The school dismissed the student for academic reasons.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fire-10.10,remove-10.1
FrameNet: Firing
PropBank: dismiss.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5, 6

Sense Number 3: In law, refuse further hearing to a case in court

Examples:
This case is dismissed.
The Judge suppressed all the evidence and the case was dismissed.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: dismiss.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2