Despatch
/dɪˈspætʃ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of dispatch. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"The courier, bearing his despatches in the form of a hieroglyphical painting, ran with them to the first station,[…]."
- 2 the act of sending off something wordnet
- 3 killing a person or animal wordnet
- 4 the property of being prompt and efficient wordnet
- 5 an official report (usually sent in haste) wordnet
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of dispatch. alt-of, alternative
"1833, Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Surgical Society, Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Volumes 8-9, page 31, She fainted, was got into bed, and a messenger was despatched for me."
- 2 send away towards a designated goal wordnet
Example
More examples"The courier, bearing his despatches in the form of a hieroglyphical painting, ran with them to the first station,[…]."