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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) dispatch, despatch, communique
an official report (usually sent in haste)

2. (noun) dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness
the property of being prompt and efficient
"it was done with dispatch"

3. (noun) dispatch, despatch
killing a person or animal

4. (verb) dispatch, despatch, shipment
the act of sending off something

5. (verb) dispatch, despatch, send off
send away towards a designated goal

Definition of 'despatch'

Webster Dictionary

1. despatch
same as Dispatch

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