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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary'>//easily dispatching each team they played
archaic : to make haste : hurry
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryDefinition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a message sent with speedespecially : an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer //sent a dispatch to headquarters: a news item filed (see file entry 4 sense 2b) by a correspondent //dispatches from the war zone
- : the act of dispatching: such asobsolete : dismissal: the act of killing: prompt settlement (as of an item of business) //Tom Pinch and his sister having to part, for the dispatch of the morning's business …, had no opportunity of discussing the subject at that time. — Charles Dickens: quick riddance: a sending off : shipment //the immediate dispatch of supplies to the front
- : promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission //done with dispatch
Examples
Verb
- //Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.
- //The hotel dispatched a limo to pick us up from the airport.
- //He dispatched the guard with one bullet.
Noun
- //The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.
- //He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.
- //The reporter sent many dispatches from the war zone.
First Known Use
Verb
1517, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Occitan despachar to get rid of, from Middle French despechier to set free, from Old French, from des- dis- + -pechier (as in enpechier to ensnare) — more at impeachdispatch
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a message on paper from one person or group to another //a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home
- a piece of conveyed information //a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plansSynonyms
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to cause to go or be taken from one place to another //dispatched a messenger with urgent newsRelated Words
- to put to death deliberately //during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualmSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to achieve a victory over //they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweatSynonymsbeat best conquer defeat do down [British] get get around lick master overbear overcome overmatch prevail (over) skunk stop //easily dispatching each team they played
- intransitive verb
archaic : to make haste : hurry
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a message sent with speedespecially : an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer //sent a dispatch to headquarters: a news item filed (see file entry 4 sense 2b) by a correspondent //dispatches from the war zone
- : the act of dispatching: such asobsolete : dismissal: the act of killing: prompt settlement (as of an item of business) //Tom Pinch and his sister having to part, for the dispatch of the morning's business …, had no opportunity of discussing the subject at that time. — Charles Dickens: quick riddance: a sending off : shipment //the immediate dispatch of supplies to the front
- : promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission //done with dispatch
Examples
Verb
- //Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.
- //The hotel dispatched a limo to pick us up from the airport.
- //He dispatched the guard with one bullet.
Noun
- //The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.
- //He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.
- //The reporter sent many dispatches from the war zone.
First Known Use
Verb
1517, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Occitan despachar to get rid of, from Middle French despechier to set free, from Old French, from des- dis- + -pechier (as in enpechier to ensnare) — more at impeachdispatch
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a message on paper from one person or group to another //a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home
- a piece of conveyed information //a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plansSynonyms
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to cause to go or be taken from one place to another //dispatched a messenger with urgent newsRelated Words
- to put to death deliberately //during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualmSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to achieve a victory over //they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweatSynonymsbeat best conquer defeat do down [British] get get around lick master overbear overcome overmatch prevail (over) skunk stop //easily dispatching each team they played
- intransitive verb
archaic : to make haste : hurry
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a message sent with speedespecially : an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer //sent a dispatch to headquarters: a news item filed (see file entry 4 sense 2b) by a correspondent //dispatches from the war zone
- : the act of dispatching: such asobsolete : dismissal: the act of killing: prompt settlement (as of an item of business) //Tom Pinch and his sister having to part, for the dispatch of the morning's business …, had no opportunity of discussing the subject at that time. — Charles Dickens: quick riddance: a sending off : shipment //the immediate dispatch of supplies to the front
- : promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission //done with dispatch
Examples
Verb
- //Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.
- //The hotel dispatched a limo to pick us up from the airport.
- //He dispatched the guard with one bullet.
Noun
- //The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.
- //He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.
- //The reporter sent many dispatches from the war zone.
First Known Use
Verb
1517, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Occitan despachar to get rid of, from Middle French despechier to set free, from Old French, from des- dis- + -pechier (as in enpechier to ensnare) — more at impeachdispatch
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a message on paper from one person or group to another //a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home
- a piece of conveyed information //a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plansSynonyms
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to cause to go or be taken from one place to another //dispatched a messenger with urgent newsRelated Words
- to put to death deliberately //during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualmSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases
- to achieve a victory over //they dispatched the other team without breaking a sweatSynonymsbeat best conquer defeat do down [British] get get around lick master overbear overcome overmatch prevail (over) skunk stop //easily dispatching each team they played
- intransitive verb
archaic : to make haste : hurry
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a message sent with speedespecially : an important official message sent by a diplomatic, military, or naval officer //sent a dispatch to headquarters: a news item filed (see file entry 4 sense 2b) by a correspondent //dispatches from the war zone
- : the act of dispatching: such asobsolete : dismissal: the act of killing: prompt settlement (as of an item of business) //Tom Pinch and his sister having to part, for the dispatch of the morning's business …, had no opportunity of discussing the subject at that time. — Charles Dickens: quick riddance: a sending off : shipment //the immediate dispatch of supplies to the front
- : promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission //done with dispatch
Examples
Verb
- //Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.
- //The hotel dispatched a limo to pick us up from the airport.
- //He dispatched the guard with one bullet.
Noun
- //The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.
- //He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.
- //The reporter sent many dispatches from the war zone.
First Known Use
Verb
1517, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare, from Occitan despachar to get rid of, from Middle French despechier to set free, from Old French, from des- dis- + -pechier (as in enpechier to ensnare) — more at impeachdispatch
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a message on paper from one person or group to another //a soldier sending daily dispatches to friends and family back home
- a piece of conveyed information //a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plansSynonyms
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
- to cause to go or be taken from one place to another //dispatched a messenger with urgent newsRelated Words
- to put to death deliberately //during his reign of terror the dictator dispatched thousands without the slightest qualmSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous Phrases