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dis·patch also des·patch (dĭ-spăch′)tr.v. dis·patched, dis·patch·ing, dis·patch·es also des·patched or des·patch·ing or des·patch·es 1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business. See Synonyms at send1.2. a. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly: dispatch an errand.b. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).3. To put to death summarily.n.1. The act of sending off, as to a specific destination.2. Dismissal or rejection of something regarded as unimportant or unworthy of consideration: "[his] breezy dispatch of another Establishment fiction writer" (Christopher Hitchens).3. The act of putting to death.4. Speed in performance or movement. See Synonyms at haste.5. (also dĭs′păch′)a. A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.b. An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.c. A news item sent to a news organization, as by a correspondent. [Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, both probably ultimately from Old Provençal empachar, to impede, from Vulgar Latin *impāctāre, frequentative of Latin impingere, to dash against; see impinge.]dispatch (dɪˈspætʃ) or despatchvb (tr) 1. to send off promptly, as to a destination or to perform a task2. to discharge or complete (a task, duty, etc) promptly3. informal to eat up quickly4. to murder or executen5. (Communications & Information) the act of sending off a letter, messenger, etc6. prompt action or speed (often in the phrase with dispatch)7. (Communications & Information) an official communication or report, sent in haste8. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism a report sent to a newspaper, etc, by a correspondent9. murder or execution[C16: from Italian dispacciare, from Provençal despachar, from Old French despeechier to set free, from des- dis-1 + -peechier, ultimately from Latin pedica a fetter] disˈpatcher ndis•patch (dɪˈspætʃ) v.t. 1. to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, or body of troops. 2. to put to death; kill. 3. to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily. v.i. 4. Archaic. to hasten; be quick. n. 5. the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc. 6. the act of putting to death; execution. 7. prompt or speedy action. 8. a message or official communication sent with speed, esp. by special messenger. 9. a news story transmitted to a newspaper by a reporter, wire service, etc. [1510–20; < Italian dispacciare to hasten, or < Sp despachar both ultimately < Old French despeechier to unshackle] dispatch Past participle: dispatched Gerund: dispatching
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dispatch | dispatch |
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I dispatch | you dispatch | he/she/it dispatches | we dispatch | you dispatch | they dispatch |
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I dispatched | you dispatched | he/she/it dispatched | we dispatched | you dispatched | they dispatched |
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I am dispatching | you are dispatching | he/she/it is dispatching | we are dispatching | you are dispatching | they are dispatching |
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I have dispatched | you have dispatched | he/she/it has dispatched | we have dispatched | you have dispatched | they have dispatched |
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I was dispatching | you were dispatching | he/she/it was dispatching | we were dispatching | you were dispatching | they were dispatching |
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I had dispatched | you had dispatched | he/she/it had dispatched | we had dispatched | you had dispatched | they had dispatched |
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I will dispatch | you will dispatch | he/she/it will dispatch | we will dispatch | you will dispatch | they will dispatch |
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I will have dispatched | you will have dispatched | he/she/it will have dispatched | we will have dispatched | you will have dispatched | they will have dispatched |
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I will be dispatching | you will be dispatching | he/she/it will be dispatching | we will be dispatching | you will be dispatching | they will be dispatching |
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I have been dispatching | you have been dispatching | he/she/it has been dispatching | we have been dispatching | you have been dispatching | they have been dispatching |
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I will have been dispatching | you will have been dispatching | he/she/it will have been dispatching | we will have been dispatching | you will have been dispatching | they will have been dispatching |
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I had been dispatching | you had been dispatching | he/she/it had been dispatching | we had been dispatching | you had been dispatching | they had been dispatching |
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I would dispatch | you would dispatch | he/she/it would dispatch | we would dispatch | you would dispatch | they would dispatch |
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I would have dispatched | you would have dispatched | he/she/it would have dispatched | we would have dispatched | you would have dispatched | they would have dispatched | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)communique, despatchdateline - a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatchnews report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" | | 2. | dispatch - the act of sending off somethingshipment, despatchdeparture, going, going away, leaving - the act of departingreshipment - the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship) | | 3. | dispatch - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"expeditiousness, despatch, expeditioncelerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid | | 4. | dispatch - killing a person or animaldespatchkill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life | Verb | 1. | dispatch - send away towards a designated goaldespatch, send offship, transport, send - transport commerciallybundle off - send off unceremoniouslyroute - send documents or materials to appropriate destinations | | 2. | dispatch - complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"discharge, completeaccomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" | | 3. | dispatch - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"murder, off, bump off, slay, polish off, remove, hitkill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"burke - murder without leaving a trace on the bodyexecute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" | | 4. | dispatch - dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | 5. | dispatch - kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
dispatch despatchverb1. send, transmit, forward, express, communicate, consign, remit He dispatched a telegram.2. kill, murder, destroy, do in (slang), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), execute, butcher, slaughter, assassinate, slay, finish off, put an end to, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), liquidate, annihilate, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang) They may catch him and dispatch him immediately.3. carry out, perform, fulfil, effect, finish, achieve, settle, dismiss, conclude, accomplish, execute, discharge, dispose of, expedite, make short work of (informal) He dispatched his business.noun1. sending, transmission, forwarding, communication, consignment, remittance The parcel is ready for dispatch.2. message, news, report, story, letter, account, piece, item, document, communication, instruction, bulletin, communiqué, missive This dispatch from our West Africa correspondent.3. speed, haste, promptness, alacrity, rapidity, quickness, swiftness, briskness, expedition, celerity, promptitude, precipitateness He feels we should act with despatch.dispatchverb1. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination:address, consign, forward, route, send, ship, transmit.2. To eat completely or entirely:consume, devour, eat up.Informal: polish off, put away.3. To cause the death of:carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, finish (off), kill, slay.Slang: waste, zap.Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.nounRapidness of movement or activity:celerity, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness.Translationsdispatch (diˈspӕtʃ) verb1. to send off. He dispatched several letters asking for financial help. 派遣,送出(公文) 派遣,送出(公文) 2. to finish off or deal with quickly. She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour. 迅速辦理 迅速办理 noun1. a written official report. a dispatch from the commanding officer. 公文,急件 公文急报,急件 2. an act of sending away. 派遣 派遣3. haste. 迅速辦理 迅速办理dispatch rider a carrier of military dispatches by motor-cycle. (騎摩托車的) 傳令兵 (骑摩托车的)通讯员 dispatch
dispatch (someone or something) from (some place)To send someone or something from one place to another. When I got their phone call, I immediately dispatched an ambulance from the nearest hospital.See also: dispatchdispatch (someone or something) to (someone, something, or some place)To send someone or something to a particular person, place, or thing. When I got their phone call, I immediately dispatched an ambulance to the scene of the crash.See also: dispatchbe mentioned in dispatchesTo be recognized for one's bravery or heroism, as of a member of the military. Primarily heard in UK. You'll be mentioned in dispatches for saving so many men in your platoon.See also: dispatch, mentionhatches, matches, and despatchesA phrase once used to refer to the sections of newspapers that discussed births ("hatches"), weddings ("matches)", and deaths ("despatches," a variant spelling of "dispatches"). No, those two did get married—I saw it in the hatches, matches, and despatches.See also: anddispatch someone from (some place)to send someone from some place. I dispatched a messenger from here over an hour ago. A telegram will be dispatched from my office first thing in the morning.See also: dispatchdispatch someone or something to someone or somethingto send someone or something to someone, something, or some place. I will dispatch a new copy of the damaged book to you immediately. Gene will dispatch a messenger to you.See also: dispatchsend someone into something and send someone into make someone go into something or some place. George sent me into the house for a hammer. The boys know where it is. He should have sent in the boys. George sent me in.See also: sendsend something into something and send something into dispatch something, such as an order, to a company or other body making a public offer of goods. I sent the order in to the home office. I sent in the order.See also: sendhatches, matches, and despatches the births, marriages, and deaths columns in a newspaper. humorous, datedSee also: andbe mentioned in dispatches be commended for your actions. British In official military reports from the front line any soldiers who have been responsible for particular acts of bravery are commended by name.See also: dispatch, mentiondispatch
dispatchi. The process of supervising the readiness of aircraft for their next flights so that departures can take place at the scheduled times. The term applies to civil aircraft. ii. In paratrooping, to supervise the exits of parachutists or loads from aircraft in flight.LegalSeeDespatchesdispatch
dispatch - the sending out of finished goods for distribution and sale. Such finished goods can be dispatched from STOCK or as particular customers' orders are manufactured.
- the selection of JOBS or batches of a product to be completed in a PRODUCTION schedule. Various dispatch rules can be used to select which particular job should be completed next from a queue of jobs awaiting completion, such as ‘first come first served’, ‘random selection’, ‘minimum processing time’ (starting with the job which has the shortest machine processing time) etc.
AcronymsSeeDSPCHdispatch
Synonyms for dispatchverb sendSynonyms- send
- transmit
- forward
- express
- communicate
- consign
- remit
verb killSynonyms- kill
- murder
- destroy
- do in
- eliminate
- take out
- execute
- butcher
- slaughter
- assassinate
- slay
- finish off
- put an end to
- do away with
- blow away
- liquidate
- annihilate
- exterminate
- take (someone's) life
- bump off
verb carry outSynonyms- carry out
- perform
- fulfil
- effect
- finish
- achieve
- settle
- dismiss
- conclude
- accomplish
- execute
- discharge
- dispose of
- expedite
- make short work of
noun sendingSynonyms- sending
- transmission
- forwarding
- communication
- consignment
- remittance
noun messageSynonyms- message
- news
- report
- story
- letter
- account
- piece
- item
- document
- communication
- instruction
- bulletin
- communiqué
- missive
noun speedSynonyms- speed
- haste
- promptness
- alacrity
- rapidity
- quickness
- swiftness
- briskness
- expedition
- celerity
- promptitude
- precipitateness
Synonyms for dispatchverb to cause (something) to be conveyed to a destinationSynonyms- address
- consign
- forward
- route
- send
- ship
- transmit
verb to eat completely or entirelySynonyms- consume
- devour
- eat up
- polish off
- put away
verb to cause the death ofSynonyms- carry off
- cut down
- cut off
- destroy
- finish
- kill
- slay
- waste
- zap
noun rapidness of movement or activitySynonyms- celerity
- expedition
- expeditiousness
- fleetness
- haste
- hurry
- hustle
- quickness
- rapidity
- rapidness
- speed
- speediness
- swiftness
Synonyms for dispatchnoun an official report (usually sent in haste)SynonymsRelated Words- dateline
- news report
- write up
- account
- report
- story
noun the act of sending off somethingSynonymsRelated Words- departure
- going
- going away
- leaving
- reshipment
noun the property of being prompt and efficientSynonyms- expeditiousness
- despatch
- expedition
Related Words- celerity
- rapidity
- rapidness
- speediness
- quickness
noun killing a person or animalSynonymsRelated Words- kill
- putting to death
- killing
verb send away towards a designated goalSynonymsRelated Words- ship
- transport
- send
- bundle off
- route
verb complete or carry outSynonymsRelated Words- accomplish
- carry out
- carry through
- fulfil
- fulfill
- action
- execute
verb kill intentionally and with premeditationSynonyms- murder
- off
- bump off
- slay
- polish off
- remove
- hit
Related Wordsverb dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficientlyRelated Wordsverb kill without delayRelated Words |