dispatch
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[edit] English
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- despatch U.K.
[edit] Etymology
From Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Provençal despachar "to get rid of", from Middle French despeechier "to set free", from Old French
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to dispatch (third-person singular simple present dispatches, present participle dispatching, simple past and past participle dispatched)
- To send a shipment with promptness.
- To send an important official message sent by a diplomat or military officer with promptness
- To hurry
- (obsolete) To deprive.
- To destroy quickly and efficiently
- (computing) To pass on for further processing, esp. via a dispatch table (computing, often with to)
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To deprive
To destroy quickly and efficiently
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[edit] Noun
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dispatch (plural dispatches)
- A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.
- The act of getting rid of something quickly
- A mission by an emergency response service, typically attend to an emergency in the field.
- (obsolete) A dismissal.
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A message sent quickly
A dismissal
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