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despatch

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des·patch  (d-spch)
v. & n.
Variant of dispatch.
despatch [dɪˈspætʃ]
vb
(tr) a less common spelling of dispatch
despatcher  n
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Noun1.despatchdespatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)
communique, dispatch
dateline - a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
news 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.despatch - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
expeditiousness, dispatch, expedition
celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness - a rate that is rapid
3.despatch - killing a person or animal
dispatch
kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life
4.despatch - the act of sending off something
dispatch, shipment
departure, going, going away, leaving - the act of departing
reshipment - the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship)
Verb1.despatch - send away towards a designated goal
dispatch, send off
ship, transport, send - transport commercially
bundle off - send off unceremoniously
route - send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
despatch see dispatch


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As long as you keep her propeller under water and take care, say, not to fling down barrels of oil on top of bales of silk, or deposit an iron bridge-girder of five ton or so upon a bed of coffee-bags, you have done about all in the way of duty that the cry for prompt despatch will allow you to do.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
It seldom happens in the negotiation of treaties, of whatever nature, but that perfect SECRECY and immediate DESPATCH are sometimes requisite.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
But Sandy was radiant; and was going to be eloquent -- but I stopped her, and told her my magic had mis- carried, somehow or other, and she must mount, with all despatch, and we must ride for life.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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