DISPATCH

dispatch, despatch, shipment

(noun) the act of sending off something

dispatch, despatch

(noun) killing a person or animal

dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness

(noun) the property of being prompt and efficient; “it was done with dispatch”

dispatch, despatch, communique

(noun) an official report (usually sent in haste)

dispatch

(verb) kill without delay; “the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators”

dispatch, despatch, send off

(verb) send away towards a designated goal

dispatch

(verb) dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; “He dispatched the task he was assigned”

murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove

(verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation; “The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”

dispatch, discharge, complete

(verb) complete or carry out; “discharge one’s duties”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

dispatch (third-person singular simple present dispatches, present participle dispatching, simple past and past participle dispatched)

(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.

(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.

(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.

(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.

(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

(transitive) To rid; to free.

(transitive) To destroy quickly and efficiently.

(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).

(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.

(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.

Synonyms

• destroy

• kill

• make haste

• send

Hyponyms

• double dispatch

• multiple dispatch

• redispatch

• single dispatch

Noun

dispatch (countable and uncountable, plural dispatches)

A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.

The act of doing something quickly.

Synonyms: haste, hurry, rapidity

A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.

(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially via a dispatch table.

(obsolete) A dismissal.

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*patch" (; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispatching.] Etym: [OF. despeechier, F. dépêcher; prob. from pref. des- (L. dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way, fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach, Despatch.] [Written also despatch.]

1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform. Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The business we have talked of. Shak. [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work. Robynson (More's Utopia).

2. To rid; to free. [Obs.] I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge. Udall.

3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily. Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the country . . . they perish among the lumber of garrets. Walpole.

4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste. Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch him to the emperor's couShak.

5. To send out of the world; to put to death. The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords. Ezek. xxiii. 47.

Syn.

– To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform; conclude; finish; slay; kill.

Dis*patch", v. i.

Definition: To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business. They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak.

Dis*patch", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. despeche, F. dépêche. See Dispatch, v. t.] [Written also despatch.]

1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.

2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts. Milton.

3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste. Serious business, craving quick dispatch. Shak. To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space. Paley.

4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.

5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern] Dispatch boat, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an advice boat.

– Dispatch box, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers and other conveniences when traveling.

Syn.

– Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See Haste.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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