English to English
dispatch
(d/I/'sp/&//tS/
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noun (n)
- an official report (usually sent in haste)(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the property of being prompt and efficient(noun.attribute)Example:
It was done with dispatch.
source: wordnet30 - The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently(verb.social)Example:
He dispatched the task he was assigned.
source: wordnet30 - kill without delay(verb.contact)Example:
The traitor was dispatched by the conspirators.
source: wordnet30 - To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.(verb)source: webster1913
- To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.(verb)source: webster1913