English

Alternative spellings
despatch archaic

Etymology
rfc|Etymology is a mess

From Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Provençal despachar "to get rid of", from Middle French despeechier "to set free", from Old French

Pronunciation
a|AusE? IPA|/d��spæt�/
a|RP IPA|/dɪ�spæt�/
a|US IPA|/dɪ�spæt�/
audio|en-us-dispatch.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æt�

Verb
en-verb|dispatches|dispatching|dispatched

1. To send a shipment with promptness.
2. To send an important official message sent by a diplomat or military officer with promptness
3. To hurry
4. obsolete To deprive.
5. To destroy quickly and efficiently
6. computing To pass on for further processing, esp. via a dispatch table (computing, often with to)

Synonyms
kill
make haste
destroy
send

Translations
trans-top|To send with promptness
Finnish: lähettää
trans-mid
Spanish: despachar
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trans-top|To hurry
trans-mid
Spanish: despachar
trans-bottom

trans-top|To defeat
trans-mid
Spanish: despachar
trans-bottom

trans-top|To deprive
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To destroy quickly and efficiently
Finnish: tappaa
Spanish: despacharse
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun|es

1. 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.
2. The act of getting rid of something quickly
3. A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
4. obsolete A dismissal.

Translations
trans-top|A message sent quickly
trans-mid
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trans-top|The act of dispatching
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A dismissal
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Portuguese: delegar
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Derived terms
dispatcher
dispatch case
dispatch table

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