| NOUN | communication | dispatch, despatch, communique | an official report (usually sent in haste) |
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| act | dispatch, despatch, shipment | the act of sending off something | |
| attribute | dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness | the property of being prompt and efficient | |
| act | dispatch, despatch | killing a person or animal | |
| VERB | motion | dispatch, despatch, send off | send away towards a designated goal |
| social | dispatch, discharge, complete | complete or carry out | |
| social | dispatch, murder, slay, hit, bump off, off, polish off, remove | kill intentionally and with premeditation | |
| social | dispatch | dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently | |
| contact | dispatch | kill without delay |
| Sounds | dihspae'ch | |
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| Rhymes | attach ... thatch / Thatch: 16 rhymes with aech... | |
| Meaning | An official report (usually sent in haste). | |
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| Synonyms | despatch, communique | |
| Parts | dateline | A line at the beginning of a news article giving the date / date and place of origin of the news dispatch |
| Broader | report, news report, story, account, write up | A short / short account of the news |
| Catalan | despatx | |
| Spanish | despacho | |
| Verbs | dispatch | send away towards a designated goal |
| Meaning | The act of sending off something. | |
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| Synonyms | despatch, shipment | |
| Narrower | reshipment | The act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship) |
| Broader | departure, going, going away, leaving | The act of departing |
| Catalan | expedició | |
| Spanish | despacho, expedición | |
| Meaning | The property of being prompt and efficient. | |
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| Example | "it was done with dispatch" | |
| Synonyms | despatch, expedition, expeditiousness | |
| Broader | celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness | A rate that is rapid |
| Verbs | dispatch | dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently |
| Meaning | killing a person or animal. | |
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| Synonym | despatch | |
| Broader | killing, kill, putting to death | The act of terminating a life |
| Verbs | dispatch | kill without delay |
| dispatch | kill intentionally and with premeditation | |
| Meaning | Send away towards a designated goal. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They won't dispatch the story | |
| Synonyms | despatch, send off | |
| Narrower | bundle off | send off unceremoniously |
| route | Send documents or materials to appropriate destinations | |
| Broader | transport, send, ship | transport commercially |
| Catalan | enviar, remetre, trametre | |
| Spanish | enviar, remitir | |
| Nouns | dispatch | an official report (usually sent in haste) |
| dispatcher | employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service | |
| Meaning | complete or carry out. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | discharge, complete | |
| Broader | carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil | put in effect |
| Catalan | completar, enllestir | |
| Spanish | completar, solucionar | |
| Meaning | kill intentionally and with premeditation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot dispatch Sue | |
| Synonyms | murder, slay, hit, bump off, off, polish off, remove | |
| Narrower | burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body |
| execute | murder in a planned fashion | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Catalan | assassinar, eliminar | |
| Spanish | asesinar, eliminar | |
| Nouns | dispatch | killing a person or animal |
| Meaning | dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He dispatched the task he was assigned" | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Nouns | dispatch | the property of being prompt and efficient |
| Meaning | kill without delay. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators" | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Nouns | dispatch | killing a person or animal |