dispatch

[Dis*patch·]

Anything that needs to be mailed, sent off, or quickly shipped needs to be dispatched. Letters, official reports, teams of police if it has somewhere to be, you can dispatch it to get there.

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

Noun
the act of sending off something

Noun
killing a person or animal

Noun
the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"

Noun
an official report (usually sent in haste)

Verb
kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"

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Verb
send away towards a designated goal

Verb
dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned"

Verb
kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

Verb
complete or carry out; "discharge one''s duties"

v. t.
To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

v. t.
To rid; to free.

v. t.
To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.

v. t.
To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.

v. t.
To send out of the world; to put to death.

v. i.
To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.

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

v. t.
Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.

v. t.
The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
A message transmitted by telegraph.

Dispatch

Dis*patch" (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispatched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispatching.] [OF. despeechier, F. d'82p'88cher; 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.

[The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work.

2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]

I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge.

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.

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 cou.

5. To send out of the world; to put to death.

The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords.

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

Dispatch

Dis*patch", v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.

They have dispatched with Pompey.

Dispatch

Dis*patch", n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d'82p'88che. 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.

3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.

Serious business, craving quick dispatch.

To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space.

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.

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

To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.

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

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Usage Examples

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials.

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