dismiss vs send off

dismiss

verb
  • To give someone a red card; to send off. 

  • To get a batsman out. 

  • To reject; to refuse to accept. 

  • To order to leave. 

  • To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration. 

  • To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as). 

  • To discharge; to end the employment or service of. 

  • To dispel; to rid one’s mind of. 

send off

verb
  • To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area. 

  • To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff. 

  • To send; to dispatch. 

  • To emit; to emanate. 

noun
  • farewell party 

  • funeral or memorial service 

How often have the words dismiss and send off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )