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dis·patch also des·patch (d-spch)
tr.v. dis·patched also des·patched, dis·patch·ing also des·patch·ing, dis·patch·es also des·patch·es
1. To relegate to a specific destination or send on specific business.
2.
a. To complete, transact, or dispose of promptly.
b. To eat up (food); finish off (a dish or meal).
3. To put to death summarily.
n.
1. The act of sending off, as to a specific destination.
2. Dismissal or rejection of something regarded as unimportant or unworthy of consideration: "[his] breezy dispatch of another Establishment fiction writer" (Christopher Hitchens).
3. The act of putting to death.
4. Speed in performance or movement. See Synonyms at haste.
5. also (dspch)
a. A written message, particularly an official communication, sent with speed.
b. An important message sent by a diplomat or an officer in the armed forces.
6. also (dspch) A news item sent to a news organization, as by a correspondent.
7. An organization or conveyance for delivering goods.