dismiss vs retire

dismiss and retire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, retire is a hyponym of dismiss; that is, retire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dismiss:

Other hyponyms of dismiss include pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, drop, send away, send packing.

dismiss (verb)	retire (verb)
declare void	prepare for sleep
bar from attention or consideration	cause to get out
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave	cause to be out on a fielding play
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration	lose interest
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	pull back or move away or backward
stop associating with	dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
	break from a meeting or gathering
	go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
	withdraw from active participation
	make (someone) retire
	withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds