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dis⋅patch
[di-spach] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc. |
| 2. | to dismiss (a person), as after an audience. |
| 3. | to put to death; kill: The spy was promptly dispatched. |
| 4. | to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | Archaic. to hasten; be quick. |
–noun
—Idiom| 6. | the sending off of a messenger, letter, etc., to a destination. |
| 7. | the act of putting to death; killing; execution. |
| 8. | prompt or speedy transaction, as of business. |
| 9. | expeditious performance; promptness or speed: Proceed with all possible dispatch. |
| 10. | Commerce.
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| 11. | a written message sent with speed. |
| 12. | an official communication sent by special messenger. |
| 13. | Journalism. a news story transmitted to a newspaper, wire service, or the like, by one of its reporters, or by a wire service to a newspaper or other news agency. |
| 14. | mentioned in dispatches, British. honored by being named in official military reports for special bravery or acts of service. |
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| dis·patch also des·patch (dĭ-spāch') tr.v. dis·patched also des·patched, dis·patch·ing also des·patch·ing, dis·patch·es also des·patch·es
[Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, both probably ultimately from Old Provençal empachar, to impede, from Vulgar Latin *impāctāre, frequentative of Latin impingere, to dash against; see impinge.] |
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Dispatch
Dis*patch"\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispatching.] [OF. despeechier, F. d['e]p[^e]cher; prob. from pref. des- (L. dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way, fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach, Despatch.] [Written also despatch.]1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform. Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The business we have talked of. --Shak. [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day dispatcheth all the harvest work. --Robynson (More's Utopia). 2. To rid; to free. [Obs.] I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge. --Udall. 3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily. Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the country . . . they perish among the lumber of garrets. --Walpole. 4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste. Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch him to the emperor's cou??. --Shak. 5. To send out of the world; to put to death. The company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords. --Ezek. xxiii. 47. Syn: To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform; conclude; finish; slay; kill.Dispatch
Dis*patch"\, v. i. To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business. They have dispatched with Pompey. --Shak.Dispatch
Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d['e]p[^e]che. See Dispatch, v. t.] [Written also despatch.]1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. 2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance. To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved comforts. --Milton. 3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste. Serious business, craving quick dispatch. --Shak. To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch through a sufficient space. --Paley. 4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches. 5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern] Dispatch boat, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an advice boat. Dispatch box, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for papers and other conveniences when traveling. Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See Haste.
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Language Translation for : Dispatch
Spanish:
enviar, remitir,
German:
absenden,
Japanese:
急送する
dispatch
1517, "to send off in a hurry," from Sp. despacher "expedite, hasten," probably opposite of O.Prov. empachar "impede," either from Gallo-Romance *impactare, frequentative of L. pingere "dash against," or ult. from L. pedica "shackle" (see impeach). Meaning "to get rid of by killing" is attested from 1530. Noun sense of "a message sent speedily" is first attested 1582.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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