dismiss vs fire

dismiss is not a noun while fire is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dismiss	No	No	Yes	No
fire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dismiss and fire are synonyms defined as:

dismiss and fire: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Other synonyms of dismiss include can, displace, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate.

As verbs, fire is a hypernym of dismiss; that is, fire is a word with a broader meaning than dismiss:

dismiss (noun)	fire (noun)
	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
	a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
	intense adverse criticism
	the event of something burning (often destructive)
	a severe trial
	feelings of great warmth and intensity
	the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
	fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

dismiss (verb)	fire (verb)
declare void	bake in a kiln so as to harden
bar from attention or consideration	destroy by fire
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave	start or maintain a fire in
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration	become ignited
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	cause to go off
stop associating with	start firing a weapon
	go off or discharge
	generate an electrical impulse
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	drive out or away by or as if by fire
	provide with fuel
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position