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Dispatch

dɪˈspatʃ

Dispatch definitions
verb
despatch despatched despatches despatching dispatch dispatched dispatches dispatching
  1. send off to a destination or for a purpose

    "he dispatched messages back to base"

  2. deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently

    "the Welsh team were dispatched comfortably by the opposition"

    • kill

      "he dispatched the animal with one blow"

noun
despatch dispatch despatches dispatches
  1. the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose

    "a resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force"

    • promptness and efficiency

      "the situation might change, so he should proceed with dispatch"

  2. an official report on state or military affairs

    "in his battle dispatch he described the gunner's bravery"

    • 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"