dispatch

dispatch
dispatch vb
1 *send, forward, transmit, remit, route, ship
Analogous words: hasten, quicken, *speed
2 *kill, slay, murder, assassinate, execute
dispatch n
1 speed, expedition, *haste, hurry
Analogous words: *celerity, alacrity, legerity: quickness, fleetness, swiftness, rapidity (see corresponding adjectives at FAST): diligence (see corresponding adjective at BUSY)
Antonyms: delay
2 message, note, *letter, epistle, report, memorandum, missive

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  • Dispatch — Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dispatch — or dispatches may refer to: In literature Dispatches (book), a 1977 book by Michael Herr about the Vietnam War dispatches (magazine), a magazine edited by Gary Knight and Mort Rosenblum In radio and television Dispatches (radio program), a… …   Wikipedia

  • Dispatch — Dis*patch (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF. despeechier, F. d[ e]p[^e]cher; prob. from pref. des (L. dis ) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way, fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dispatch — Dis*patch , v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business. [1913 Webster] They have dispatched with Pompey. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dispatch — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rock Gründung 1996 Website http://www.dispatchmusic.com …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dispatch — I. verb Etymology: Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Occitan despachar to get rid of, from Middle French despechier to set free, from Old French, from des dis + pechier (as in enpechier to ensnare) more at impeach Date: 1517… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Dispatch (band) — Dispatch Origin Middlebury, Vermont, United States Genres Jam band, indie folk, roots rock, reggae fusion, rap rock, ska Years active 1996–2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011–pr …   Wikipedia

  • Dispatch (logistics) — Dispatch is a procedure for assigning employees (workers) or vehicles to customers. Industries that dispatch include taxicabs, couriers, emergency services, as well as home and commercial services such as maid services, plumbing, HVAC, pest… …   Wikipedia

  • Dispatch boat — Dispatch boats were small boats, and sometimes large ships, tasked to carry military dispatches from ship to ship or from ship to shore or, in some cases from shore to shore. Dispatch boats were employed when other means of transmitting a message …   Wikipedia

  • Dispatch Broadcast Group — logo The Dispatch Broadcast Group is a media company based in Columbus, Ohio. The group is a division of the Dispatch Printing Company, owner of the Columbus Dispatch, and has been owned by the Wolfe family since 1929. The Dispatch Broadcast… …   Wikipedia

  • Dispatch boat — Dispatch Dis*patch , n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[ e]p[^e]che. See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.] 1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. [1913 Webster] 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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