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   dispatch

   /dɪˈspatʃ/

   verb

   • 1. send off to a destination or for a purpose: "he dispatched messages back to base" Similar sendsend offmailshipfreightforwardtransmitconsignremitconveypost
   • 2. deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently: "the Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition" Similar deal withfinishdispose ofconcludesettlesort outdischargeexecuteperformexpeditepush throughacceleratehastenspeed uphurry oninformal:make short work of
   • ▪ kill: "he dispatched the animal with one blow" Similar killput to deathdo to deathdo away withput an end tofinish offtake the life ofend the life ofslaughterbutchermassacrewipe outmow downshoot downcut downdestroyexterminateeliminateeradicateannihilatemurderassassinateexecuteinformal:bump offknock offpolish offdo intoptake outsnuff outerasecroakstiffzapblow awayblow someone's brains outgive someone the worksiceoffrub outwastewhacksmokescrageuphemistic:terminate with extreme prejudiceliterary:slay

   noun

   • 1. the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose: "a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force" Similar sendingmailingshippingtransmittalconsignmentposting
   • ▪ promptness and efficiency: "the situation might change, so he should proceed with dispatch" Similar promptnessspeedspeedinessswiftnessrapidityquicknessbrisknesshastehastinesshurriednessurgencyliterary:fleetnesscelerityrare:expeditionexpeditiousnesspromptitude
   • 2. an official report on state or military affairs: "in his battle dispatch he described the gunner's bravery" Similar communicationcommuniquébulletinreleasereportaccountannouncementstatementmissiveletterepistlemessageinstructionnewsintelligenceinformal:memoinfolow-downdopeliterary:tidings
   • ▪ a report sent in from abroad by a journalist: "he conducted meetings for the correspondents and censored their dispatches"
   • 3. the killing of someone or something: "the executioner's merciful dispatch of his victims" Similar killingslaughtermassacredestructionexterminationeliminationliquidationmurderassassinationexecutionliterary:slaying

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Italian dispacciare or Spanish despachar ‘expedite’, from dis-, des- (expressing reversal) + the base of Italian impacciare, Spanish empachar ‘hinder’.

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   Synonyms for DISPATCHED: sent, shipped, transported, transmitted, transferred, delivered, packed (off), consigned; Antonyms of DISPATCHED: received, accepted, obtained, got, acquired, secured, earned, gained.

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   verb. These are words and phrases related to dispatch. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of dispatch. They dispatched the report to the field commander. Synonyms. send off. send on the way. transmit rapidly. post. forward. The negotiations were dispatched in record time. Synonyms. finish. complete.

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   1 (verb) in the sense of send. Definition. to send off to a destination or to perform a task. He dispatched a text message to Harper. Synonyms. send. transmit. forward. express. communicate. consign. remit. See examples for synonyms. 2 (verb) in the sense of kill. Definition. to murder. They may catch him and dispatch him immediately. Synonyms.

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